Blood Problems

UK sources of information and / or support

Patient UK has information leaflets on various blood related problems (such as iron deficiency anaemia). Patient UK also provides details of many self help and support groups for blood related diseases. Listed below are some other main sources of information on blood related conditions and topics.

 Leukaemia Research Fund

Their website includes many patient information booklets on various blood disorders (not just leukaemia).

Titles include:
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in adults, Acute myeloid leukaemia in adults, Acute leukaemia in childhood, Amyloidosis, Aplastic anaemia, Burkitt's lymphoma, Bone marrow & peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, Chronic myeloid leukaemia, Essential thrombocythaemia, Fanconi's anaemia, Hypereosinophilic syndrome & eosinophol leukaemia, Hairy cell leukaemia, Histiocytosis, Hodgkin's disease, Immune thrombocytopaenic purpura, Multiple myeloma, Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria, Polycythaemia vera, Solitary Plasmacytoma, Splenectomy, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia

  Anaemia (cancer-treatment induced) - Erythropoietin (alpha and beta) and Darbepoetin

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Anaemia (cancer-treatment induced) - erythropoietin (alpha and beta) and darbepoetin.

  Medicine Guide for Anaemia (all types)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat the different types of anaemia. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Medicine Guide for Blood and Bone Marrow Cancers

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. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat blood and bone marrow cancers.

 Medicine Guide for Blood Clotting

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. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat blood clotting.

 National Blood Service (England & North Wales)

All you need to know about donating blood and what it is used for.

 ScotBlood

All you need to know about donating blood and what it is used for.

 Welsh Blood Service

All you need to know about donating blood and what it is used for.

 Pernicious Anaemia Society

A support group for those who suffer from pernicious anaemia.

 Embolism

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, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, 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.