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.

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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