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Childrens Health
- Baby Centre Planning a pregnancy? Expecting? New parent? We're here for you with expert advice, up-to-date information and parent-to-parent support
- There have been many developments in antenatal and newborn screening over the past five years. This resource has been developed by the UK National Screening Committee (NSC) and provides key facts and resources for Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes.
- Need advice on Breast Feeding? Click here for a variety of sources of information and support
- Childhood Immunisation Schedule information from NHS.
- Is your baby sleeping safely? Safe Sleep Video gives more information and a short video.
- NHS Direct Online
Chlamydia Screening Programme
- NHS Chlamydia Screening Programme
- What is chlamydia? How do you get it? Why is it a big deal? What are the symptoms? What if I'm pregnant? What is the Chlamydia screen? and more about sexual health.
Coeliac Disease
Continence
Counselling and Mental Health
Disabilities
- Easy Health Org.- their aim is to make it easier for people with learning disabilities to understand more about their health.
Drugs and Alcohol
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Know the Score: Information on Drugs
- Talk to Frank: Confidential drugs info. & advice
- Addaction
- Narcotics Anonymous UK
- Addictions
- Parents Against Drug Abuse
Embarrassing Problems
Epilepsy
Eye Problems
Healthy Living
- Eat Well: Healthy eating advice
- BBC Health
- Weight Loss for Good
- 5 A Day - NHS web site on eating more fruit & veg
Heart
- British Heart Foundation
- Arrhythmia Alliance - Irregular Heart Beat Info.
- High Blood Pressure Foundation
Losing Weight
- Special Diets - Try these interactive tools, tips and articles to discover more about a healthy diet and healthy weight. Find out what steps you can take to achieve your goals.
- Eatwell and Nutrition - These sites offers advise on helathy eating, keeping food safe, food labels and different health issues.
- BDA Weightwise - This site offers practical solutions for losing weight
- Teenweightwise - This site offers advise on healthy eating for teenagers
- Diet during pregancy from Food Standards Agency website eatwell - advice on what foods to eat, what to avoid, advice on supplements.
Making the Best of your Appointment
- Department of Health - Making the Most of your Appointment: Questions to ask.
- Translations of this information are available in Arabic, Bengali, French, Gujarati, Somali, Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish and Urdu.
Medicines/Prescriptions
- NHS Choices Medicines Zone Your in-depth guide to medicines, prescriptions, immunisation, contraception and more.
Pregnancy
- NHS Choices Pregnancy Care Planner - Your NHS guide to having a baby
Senior Health
Sexual Health
Stop Smoking
- No Smoking Day - Find out more about people like you ready to kick the habit.
- Click to Quit: Smoking Cessation Advice
- ASH: Action on Smoking and Health
- Smoking Cessation: NHS Choices Site
- Gosmokefree - This website contains detailed information about the free NHS support services.
- Smoking Quitters Cost Tool - Calculate the money you will save with NHS Direct quitters cost calculator and plan how to spend it.
Teenage Health
External Sites:
- Talk to Frank - the A-Z of drugs and ways to help kick the habbit.
- Teenage Health Freak - teenage health problems discussed.
- Doctor Ann's Virtual Surgery - answers to lots of teenage worries.
- Visit TheSite - a health website designed specifically for teenagers and under 24's. Provides specific Information on registering with a GP.
- Visit Netdoctor Q and A's - hundreds of health issues experienced by teenagers - written by doctors.
- For more information about young people and doctor confidentiality visit BBC Health.
- Off The Record offers counselling support and information for young people aged 11-25.