Patient Information
The following links provide useful information for patients on health concerns by using information from reliable health sources. The sites provide an overview on a wide range of medical conditions that can help staff and patients increase their knowledge.
Video Guides
Useful Sites
- Alzheimer’s Society: This site provides lots of useful information about dementia including symptoms, risks and treatment
- British Heart Foundation
- Cancer Research UK: This site provides useful patient targeted information about types of cancers and support available
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- Diabetes UK: This page provides lots of useful patient information on diabetes including information on the different types, recipes and research
- Dying Matters: This site provides lots of useful information about dealing with death and grief
- Macmillan Cancer Support: This site provides lots of useful information on all cancer-related issues including your rights at work, support and information on over 200 different types of cancer
- Manx Blind Welfare Society: This link provides access to the local weekly audio news service for free either online or using Alexa
- Men's Health Forum
- NHS Website: Useful A-Z option for a wide range of health conditions. Behind the headlines explores the facts behind health stories reported in the UK media
- NICE Evidence: NHS Evidence is a resource that provides access to clinical and non-clinical evidence and best practice
- NSPCC: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Patient.info: This site has a symptom checker and can search health conditions, medicines and clinical trials
- PIF Tick: The PIF TICK is awarded after a thorough application and assessment process. Each of the 10 criteria has a number of requirements. Organisations applying for the scheme must meet the acceptable standard in each of the core criteria to be awarded the PIF TICK
- RCOG Patient information leaflets: This page provides lots of useful patient information on women’s health and leaflets which can be downloaded
- Time to Change
- Young Minds: This site provides lots of useful information to support young people with mental health issues
