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Help the Hospices
The national charity for the hospice movement.
Hospice Information
Hospice information is a partnership between St. Christopher's Hospice and Help the Hospices. It is a worldwide resource for professionals and the public that encourages sharing of information and experience amongst those involved in palliative care. Offers a comprehensive enquiry service and statistical information. Publications include UK and International Directories, a weekly electronic news bulletin, quarterly magazine, listings of educational and job opportunities, and a range of practical advice and information leaflets and reports.
ACT and Childrens Hospices UK
ACT & Children's Hospices UK is the voice for children and young people who are not expected to reach adulthood and their families as well as the organisations and people that support them. They are there to ensure that the best quality care and support is given wherever they live and for as long as they need it.
Children's Hospice Association Scotland
CHAS is a Scottish charity committed to the provision of children's hospice services in Scotland, working exclusively with children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool
Information for Patients and Carers. Includes information called 'Coping with Dying'.
End of Life Care Programme
To improve the quality of care at the end of life for all patients and enable more patients to live and die in the place of their choice.
End of Life Care
Information from the Department of Health.
National Council for Palliative Care
The umbrella organisation for all those who are involved in providing, commissioning and using hospice and palliative care services in England, Wales & Northern Ireland.
Dying Matters
Dying Matters is a broad based and inclusive national coalition of just under 14,000 members, which aims to change public knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards death, dying and bereavement. It was set up in 2009 by the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) to promote public awareness of dying, death and bereavement.
Scottish Partnership Agency For Palliative & Cancer Care
The national umbrella and representative body for palliative care in Scotland. It is an independent body with charitable status set up in 1991 to promote the extension and improvement of palliative care services throughout Scotland.
Glasgow Palliative Care Information Network
Information about palliative care services in and around Glasgow,includes a public and professional section and a variety of links to other validated sources of information.
Halley Stewart Library at St Christopher's Hospice
Offers reference lists for both patients, carers and health professionals on palliative care and bereavement issues, in particular.
Ruby Care Foundation
A registered Charity dedicated to the care of the terminally ill, companionship of the dying, and support and counsel for the bereaved. They work towards the best possible mental, emotional and spiritual back-up and care for everyone involved when death and dying are near.
Palliative Care
Information from emc Medicine Guides.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.