Links to Health Advice

Please find below a number of useful websites.

Dr P J Burney and Partners are not responsible for the content of any of these sites.

General Information

• BBC Health
• Surgery Door
• Embarrassing Problems
• NHS Direct
• My Thornbury
• Thornbury Leisure Centre
• Weight Watchers
• Safer South Glos
• PALS patient advice
• Choose and Book
• NHS Choices
• NHS Organ Donor Register
• Thornbury FM

Alcohol and Drugs

• Narcotics Anonymous
• Talk to Frank
• ADFAM National Helpline Family & Friends
• Re-Solv

Aids

• Terence Higgins Trust

Arthritis & Joint Problems

• Arthritis Research Campaign
• National osteoporosis Society
• Arthritis care
• Arthritis foundation

Asthma

• Asthma and Allergy Research Association
• National Asthma Campaign
• Action Asthma

Carers

• Carers

Cancer information Services

• Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
• Cancer Bacup
• Macmillan
• Prostate Cancer
• The Cancer Research Campaign
• American Cancer Charities
• Marie Curie Cancer Care
• Imperial Cancer Research Fund
• Breast Cancer Campaign UK
• Frenchay Breast care Centre
• Ovarian Cancer
• Hammer Out

Childrens Problems

• Attention Deficit Disorder - Support Group
• Autism
• Dr Paul

Complementary medicine

• Alternative Medicine
• Homeopathy Home
• Homeopathic Trust
• British Reflexology Association
• General Osteopathic Council
• British Medical Acupuncture Society
• British Chiropractic Association
• UK Chiropractic Website
• General chiropractic council
• British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis

Counselling

• Relate

Dental

• Gum disease
• Ask the Dentist

Diabetes

• British Diabetes Association

Ear problems

• Ear wax in children

Elderly care

• British Geriatrics Society
• Age Concern
• Care Homes
• Alzheimer’s Society

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Association

Heart Problems

• The British Heart Foundation

Infertility

• IVF and ICSI
• Reproductive Medicine

ME and post viral syndrome

• ME Association

Meningitis

• The National Meningitis Trust
• Meningitis Research Organisation

Mental Health

• Mental Health Organisation
• Mind - The Mental Health Charity
• The Mental Health Foundations
• Royal College of Psychiatrists

Mens Health

• Mens Health
• The Prostate Cancer Charity
• Bladder Clinic

Migraines

• The Migraine Action Association

Multiple Sclerosis

• Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Multiple sclerosis Therapy Centres

New mums and Babies

• Baby Directory
• Breast Feeding & Childbirth
• Home Births
• The Miscarriage Association
• The National Meningitis Trust
• All for UK Parents
• Contact a Family
• Screening Timeline

Nursing sites

• Royal College of Nursing

Nutrition

• British Nutrition Foundation
• Beating Eating Disorders

Osteoporosis

• National osteoporosis society
• Patient information leaflet

Patient information

• Patient UK
• NetdoctorPatient information leaflet
• Salt sense

Respiratory Disease

• British Thoracic Society
• British Lung Foundation
• The Time is Right

Rheumatology & Orthopaedics

• Low back pain

Sexual health and Family planning

• Marie Stopes International
• The Family Planning Association
• Brook Advisory Service

Skin disorders

• National Psoriasis Foundation
• Eczema Organisation
• Acne support group

Smoking

• Giving up smoking
• Ash

Stomach and bowel problems

• Ulcerative Colitis
• Digestive Disorders Foundation
• Primary care society for gastroenterology

Strokes

• National Stroke Association

Travel

• Scottish centre for infection and Environmental Health
• Medical Advisory Services for Travellers Abroad Limited
• Department of health Travel advice
• Fit for travel
• Trip Prep

Womens Health

• Womens Health Information
• National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome
• Centre for Reproductive Medicine
• Victim support
• Rape crisis federation
• Bladder Clinic

Young Teenagers Health

• No Worries
• Teenage Health Freak
• Life Bytes