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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has a leaflet on Parkinson's Disease.
Parkinsons UK
Aims to help patients and their relatives with the problems arising from Parkinson's disease, collect and disseminate information on Parkinson's disease, and encourage and provide funds for research into Parkinson's disease.
YPN - Younger Parkinsons Network
YPN is a subsidiary body within Parkinson's UK with the specific aim of representing all young onset people, families and carers.
The European Parkinsons Disease Association
Aims to: promote international understanding of Parkinson's disease, enable patients and carers to draw on best caring practice worldwide, access the latest medical and surgical advice, make informed choices to achieve the best quality of life possible.
Parkinson's Disease
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Subthalamotomy for Parkinson's disease
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Parkinson's Disease
Healthtalkonline, is an award-winning charity website, which lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. The information is based on qualitative research into patient experiences led by experts at the University of Oxford.
Medicine Guide for Parkinson's Disease
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Parkinson's disease
Information from the British Brain and Spine Foundation
Parkinson's Disease
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
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.