Module 12 - Online Health

1. Find information about specific illnesses

• Patients UK
• Heart attack
• Lung cancer
• NHS Conditions
• Heart attack
• Back pain
• Post traumatic stress disorder
• Attitudes to mental health

2. Get access to the best services

• NHS Choices
• Your right to choice
• Choosing a service
• Interpretation
• Dr Foster heath & medical guides
• Hospital guide
• Birth guide
• Help 2 Heal UK - free directory of accredited counsellors
• Helplines and advice
• Patient Opinion

3. Online support groups

• UK Self Help
• Patients UK - Support Groups
• Samaritans
• Muslim Youth Helpline
• Net Doctor - Support Groups
• MacMillian Cancer Support Forum

Digital Activism, Inequality, and Health

• Medact - Challenging Barriers to Health
• Better Health Briefing Papers - Race Equality Foundation
• BME Health Forum - NHS Westminster
• NHS Factcards translated in 5 languages

GP commissioning 

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_117353

http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/congress/congress_2011/congress_2011_agenda/13._equity_and_excellence_and_patient_care

http://www.navca.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/FCF10CB2-AEBC-4507-91D3-6FB9D3E1BFB2/0/CommissioningforpatientsconsultationresponseFINAL.pdf

Campaign 

http://www.keepournhspublic.com/index.php

NHS records 

http://www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk/

Patient Advice and Liaison Service
http://www.pals.nhs.uk/