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Health and Social Sciences
Advice and Support
Campaign Against Living Miserably - help, information and advice for young men aged 15 - 35.
Patient UK - details of 2,032 UK patient support organisations and self help groups
Mental Health Foundation - latest information and a directory listing 2000 organisations offering support and information
Sane - a 24 hour email support service aimed at young people but open to everyone. Users can email for help and support, treatment advice, details of other mental health services or therapy information, email: sanemail@sane.org.uk .The telephone service is open daily from 1pm - 11pm, call 0845 767 8000.
Telephone Helpline Association Directory - contact details of over 1,000 helplines in the UKUK Self Help - a directory of more than 800 self-help groups and support organisations
Health
Best Treatments - thousands of medical treatments rated, by the British Medical Journal, based on how well they work
Food Standards Agency - information on healthy eating, food safety, food labels and health issues
NHS Direct - health and medical information
National Library for Health - the digital library for NHS staff, patients and the public
Surgery Door - useful health resources including a medical dictionary and a help and advice database
Local Services
General Dental Council - check to see if your dentist is registered to practice
General Medical Council - Up-to-date register of qualified doctors
NHS Choices - local NHS services and health information
NHS Waiting Times - Department of Health official NHS waiting times
Register of Psychotherapists - search the register to find a local therapist
Tower Hamlets Mental Health & Well-Being Services Directory - local mental health services
Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust - help and advice about local NHS services, including local doctors, dentists and pharmacies
Medicine
Electronic Medicines Compendium - information about pharmaceutical medicines in the UK
PubMed - search for medical and life sciences journal articles from the 1950's onwards
Social Science
Encyclopedia of Psychology - various fields of psychology
Erratic Impact - philosophy resources categorised by history, subject and author
Expert Guides - background information on social care topics
Intute:Social Sciences - provides access to Web resources for eduaction and research, evaluated by subject specialists.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - ethics, logic, philosophies and philosophical texts and treaties
Social Care Online - UK's most complete range of information and research on all aspects of social care
Social Psychology Network - one of the largest Internet sites devoted to psychological research
