Useful Links

General NHS

www.southbirminghampct.nhs.uk - South Birmingham NHS Primary Care Trust
www.nhs.uk - The official gateway to national health services on the internet
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk - Health information on the internet
www.doh.gov.uk/nhspolicyareas.htm - NHS policies from the Department of Health
http://www.library.nhs.uk/guidelinesfinder/ - National Electronic Library for Health (Guidelines Finder)
www.healthcarecommission.org.uk - Healthcare Commission (independent inspection body for both the NHS and private and voluntary healthcare)
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/ - NHS Careers
www.carers.org – Carers Organisation
www.equip.nhs.uk - Gateway to quality health and social care information for UK patients, their families and carers.

Rehabilitation Specific Websites

http://www.keepable.co.uk/ - KeepAble UK's largest mobility and independent living retailer
http://www.bsrm.co.uk/ - British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
www.lmca.org.uk - Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance - LMCA is the umbrella body for national voluntary organisations working to meet the needs of people with long-term health conditions
www.leonard-cheshire.org – Leonard Cheshire, creating opportunities with disabled people

Information and Resources

http://www.cgsupport.nhs.uk/ - Clinical Governance Support Team
http://www.hcsu.org.uk/ - Healthcare Standards Unit
http://www.knowledgeshare.nhs.uk/index.htm - Knowledge Share Website
http://www.publications.doh.gov.uk/csobulletin/ - Healthcare Scientist
http://www.nice.org.uk/ - National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) - The National Institute for Clinical Excellence works on behalf of the National Health Service and the people who use it. We make recommendations on treatments and care using the best available evidence.
http://www.rdinfo.org.uk/ - RD Info – Providing the latest health related research funding information
http://www.rddirect.org.uk/Default.asp - RDDirect is a friendly, professional signposting service for all researchers working in health and social care settings.
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/ - The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) - improving the safety and quality of care through reporting, analysing and learning from adverse incidents and 'near misses' involving NHS patients
www.jobs.nhs.uk/ - NHS Jobs

Training

www.learndirect.co.uk - Learn Direct website
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/Default.asp - This site contains information on all the health-related courses and training opportunities in the UK

Medical Databases and Health Journals

www.library.nhs.uk - National Electronic Library for Health (inc Cochrane database)
www.athensams.net/myathens - Interface to Dialog medical databases and e-journals
www.base-library.nhs.uk - West Midlands BASE library (electronic journals etc)
www.bmj.com - British Medical Journal
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics - Department of Health publications
www.freemedicaljournals.com - Large listing of free online medical journals
www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts.htm - UK acts of parliament
www.equip.nhs.uk/topics.html - Electronic Quality Information for Patients
www.omni.ac.uk - OMNI Internet resources for health and medicine