Awards
Top Health Website - The Times January 2013
The Times newspaper recommended Patient.co.uk as 'the top health website you can't live without' in January 2013.
Hitwise UK Top 10 Award - 2012
During 2012, Patient.co.uk was ranked as the 2nd top website in the Hitwise Health and Medical - Information industry. The Experian Hitwise UK Top 10 Awards celebrates the most successful websites in the UK based on the market share of UK visits a website has received throughout 2012.
BMA Highly Commended Resource Award - BMA Patient Information Awards 2012
In September 2012, Patient.co.uk gained a Highly Commended Resource Award in the BMA (British Medical Association) Patient Information Awards 2012.
Hitwise UK Top 10 Award - January to December 2011
During 2011, Patient.co.uk was ranked in the top 3 based on market share of visits among all United Kingdom websites in the Hitwise Health and Medical - Information industry. The Experian Hitwise UK Top 10 Awards celebrates the most successful UK websites based on market share of UK visits a website has received throughout 2011.
Hitwise UK Top 10 Award - January to June 2011
From January - June, 2011, Patient.co.uk was ranked in the top 4 in the Hitwise United Kingdom 'Health and Medical - Information' industry based on monthly average market share. This ranking relates to United Kingdom based users visiting United Kingdom websites.
Which Joint Top Health Website - November 2010
In November 2010 the UK's leading independent consumer organisation Which? asked three GPs to investigate the quality of health advice online. The GPs spent four days on seven of the most-visited health sites during August of that year.
The criteria against how each GP assessed each category was drawn up with the help of a practising GP and members of the Which? Computing and Which? Policy teams.
The GPs examined the quality of the information across five key criteria: the depth of medical information on the condition; the accuracy of that medical information; how easy that information was to follow and understand; the tone of delivery; and further links.
Patient.co.uk (then Patient UK) gained joint top position in this investigation, receiving an overall 88% score.
