Health Library

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Equip - Electronic Quality Information for Patients. Gateway to evaluated, high quality sources of Internet-based information for UK patients and carers.

Medinfo – provides easy to understand medical information and advice on conditions, drugs, tests and immunisations. Written by a UK GP.

Medline Plus - US-based easily accessible information

National Patient Safety Agency - supports safe patient care

NHS Choices - gateway to information regarding the NHS

NHS Choices Information Prescription Service - create a list of patient-based information sources for an entered condition; can include local-based sources too.

NHS Direct - self help guide, health encyclopaedia covering 400 topics, online enquiry service and directory of local NHS services.

Patient UK - collection of Patient Information Leaflets (PILs), self-help contacts and links to sources of (mainly UK) Internet-based health information. Written by UK GPs.

Better Together: Stories - NHS Scotland's patient experience programme, aiming to collect patient experiences and use this to deliver and improve services. Click on the "Share Stories" option to be able to search for a story.

Health Talk Online - a database of personal, patient experiences in a range of formats including video and written. The information collected is based on qualitative research into patient experiences, led by experts at the University of Oxford.

Patient UK Health Experience Forum - a forum allowing people to share their experiences.

Youth Health Talk - related to the Health Talk Online site, this version is aimed at young people where they can share experiences about health and lifestyle. Includes videos as well as written information.

Check our catalogue for books on subject:

• Patient Education