Clinical or Disease Information
Patient UK
Designed by GPs and EMIS and is a useful source of Patient information Leaflets amongst other things.
QRisk
QRISK is a new calculator which works out your risk of getting heart disease. It has been developed by doctors and academics working in the UK National Health Service.
Healthier Living
Male Health
Fast, free independent information from the Men’s Health Forum.
Women’s Health Concern
Women’s Health Concern is a charitable organisation which aims to help educate and support women with their healthcare by providing unbiased, accurate information.
Charity Websites
Cancerhelp
Free information service provided by Cancer Research UK about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. Information is formatted in such a way that makes understanding the website an easy process.
Diabetes UK
largest charity in the UK devoted to the care and treatment of people with diabetes in order to improve the quality of life for people with the condition.
Asthma UK
This website has been revamped to meet the needs of the thousands of people with asthma who visit the site each day, either to find important information about asthma and how to control it.
Alzheimer’s Society
Comprehensive information for people with all forms of dementia.
Non-urgent advice: Tips on evaluating the reliability of online medical information
– Double check the information by looking for other sources.
– Check there are contact details for any organisation or people responsible for the information not just an email address.
– Look at the advertising – does it seem to unduly influence the site content?
– All articles should quote references that you can look up.
– Watch out for claims about the superiority of any particular treatment over another.
– Is this information supplied with a date to make sure it has not been superseded by other research.
– Check the sites confidentiality policy.
– Beware of sites claiming to be the definitive source.
– Beware of sites that criticise others.