Useful links
Accidents
Child Accident Prevention Trust
Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) is a national charity committed to reducing the number of children and young people who are killed, disabled or seriously injured as a result of accidents.
Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is a registered charity established over 80 years ago and aims to campaign for change, influence opinion, contribute to debate, educate and inform - for the good of all.
Alcohol and drugs
Alcohol Concern
Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse.
Talk to Frank
Free and confidential drug and alcohol advice for young people 24 hours per day.
Cancer
South East London Cancer Network
This site provides basic and easy to understand information for anyone affected by cancer in the South East London Cancer Network, this includes the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
Cancer Research UK
This web site has a wealth of information about cancer, research, how to donate and more ways to support Cancer Research UK.
Thames Cancer Registry
Information about mortality, causes of death, statistics about cancer incidence, prevalence, survival and mortality in London and Southeast.
Breast Cancer Care
Breast Cancer Care is the UK's leading provider of information, practical assistance and emotional support for anyone affected by breast cancer.
PleuralMesothelioma.com
Provides current, reliable data on all topics relating to pleural mesothelioma cancer.
Children and young people
Every Child Matters
Government programme for a national framework to support the "joining up" of children’s services - education, culture, health, social care, and justice.
National Children's Bureau
This web site is updated weekly with news, views and resources for children's services professionals in the statutory, private and voluntary sectors.
NSPCC
The UK's only free, online, specialised child protection resource for practitioners, researchers, trainers, policy-makers and other professionals working to protect children.
Young Minds
Young Minds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.
Knowledge is Power
This website is primarily for young people under 25 in Lewisham. It aims to provide accurate, factual information and signpost young people to local services.
Clinical effectiveness
Effectiveness Matters
Effectiveness Matters provides updates on the effectiveness of important health interventions for practitioners and decision makers in the NHS.
Clinical governance
Clinical Governance Support Team
The CGST is working to help you implement clinical governance. They offer practical support through development programmes, information about clinical governance, lessons from development work across the country and a place to find answers to your clinical governance questions.
Community development
Community Development Foundation
The Community Development Foundation is the leading source of intelligence, guidance and delivery on community development in England and across the UK.
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit
The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) is responsible for overseeing the Government's comprehensive neighbourhood renewal strategy.
Coronary heart disease
British Heart Foundation
Read more here about who we are, find out about the BHF in your area, see our history of pioneering research.
Heart Stats
This is the British Heart Foundation's statistics website - a comprehensive and up-to-date source of statistics on the burden, prevention, treatment and causes of heart disease in the UK.
Diabetes
Diabetes UK
Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition.
Health in Lambeth
Academic Health Science Centre
King's College London and the NHS foundation trust’s at Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and the South London and Maudsley are working together to create the UK's largest Academic Health Science Centre.
Health First
Health First is the specialist NHS health promotion agency for Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham in South East London. It is hosted by Lewisham Primary Care Trust.
Your London
Your London lists community and voluntary groups, health services etc.
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity
Did you know that charitable donations support many of the healthcare services provided by NHS Lambeth? Guy's and St Thomas' Charity now manages these funds.
Disability Advice Service Lambeth (DASL)
DASL is a voluntary organisation which works with people with all types of disabilities in the London Borough of Lambeth.
Three Boroughs Primary Health Care Team
Southwark Primary Care Trust
Southwark Health and Social Care is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the people who live in the London Borough of Southwark.
Lewisham Primary Care Trust
Lewisham Primary Care Trust is the local NHS organisation responsible for providing health services to over 265,000 Lewisham residents. It was set up in April 2002 as part of the Government’s plan to modernise the NHS.
Lambeth Council
Lambeth Council's services are provided in one of the most vibrant and diverse boroughs in London in areas including Brixton, Streatham, Clapham, Norwood and Waterloo.
Victim Support Lambeth
Victim Support provides practical advice and help, emotional support and reassurance to victims of crime.
Lambeth Mind's Online Directory
Lambeth Mind is run by mental health service users and survivors. Information is power. We hope this website enables people with experience of mental distress, and their allies, to access useful services and support and to make informed choices.
South East London cardiac network
Cardiac networks have been established and developed in every Strategic Health Authority area in England. The aim is to bring together clinicians, other professionals and managers from all the organisations to work together to improve services for patients by focusing on the patient journey.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is made up of two of London’s most well known teaching hospitals.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of London’s largest and busiest teaching hospitals, with a unique profile of strong local services and a focused set of specialist services.
Health management
Audit Commission
The Audit Commission is an independent body responsible for ensuring that public money is used economically, efficiently and effectively.
Health Services Management Centre
The Health Services Management Centre is one of the leading centres specialising in development, education and research in health and social care services in the UK.
Institute of Health Management
The IHM supports managers whose excellence in management contributes to excellence in healthcare. By promoting the highest standards in healthcare management, IHM plays a leading role in improving effectiveness in the quality of health services.
Healthcare for London
Healthcare for London is focusing on patient pathways, not buildings or institutions.
End Waiting, Change Lives
Information on the 18 weeks programme to redesign services and clinical pathways so that no patients have to wait more than 18 weeks between referral and treatment for non-urgent conditions.
Health promotion
Community Health Profiles
The Health Profiles highlight the health issues for local authority areas. They are designed to show where there are important problems with health or health inequalities.
Health Protection Agency
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is an independent body that protects the health and well-being of the population.
London Health Commission
The London Health Commission works in partnership with agencies across the capital to reduce health inequalities and improve the health and well being of all Londoners.
UK Public Health Association
The UK Public Health Association - known by the initials UKPHA - is an independent voluntary organisation, formed by the coming together of three organisations in 1999 to unite the public health movement in the UK.
HIV/AIDS and Sexual health
My Sexual Health
Lambeth and Southwark sexual health website (Modernisation Initiative Sexual Health Programme)contains a service finder with details of local services and their opening hours.
AVERT
AVERT is a leading UK AIDS charity.
Aidsmap
The site includes searchable databases of HIV treatment and care, worldwide HIV organisation listings, and one of the most comprehensive ranges of patient information available on the web.
The UK National AIDS Trust (NAT)
The UK's leading AIDS policy and advocacy organisation.
Playing Safely
Advice on sexually transmitted infections and contraception for young people.
FPA (family planning association)
A charity working to improve the sexual health and reproductive rights of all people throughout the UK.
R U Thinking?
Sexual health information for young people.
Check Urself
Checkurself is an NHS service offering chlamydia screening to all men and women under 25 years old living in South London. You can order a free test kit online and request your results by text message.
Immunisations
http://www.immunisation.nhs.uk/
A comprehensive, up-to-date and accurate source of information on vaccines, disease and immunisation in the UK.
Mental health
MIND
Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales.
National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE)
NIMHE in England is responsible for supporting the implementation of positive change in mental health and mental health services.
Dementia Centre
Offers services to those suffering from Dementia, have a friend or relative with Dementia, or who is a carer.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
A service which will enable potential clients to find a suitable counsellor with whom they feel comfortable, in their particular area.
Counselling Directory
Helping those experiencing distress to find a councellor near to where they live.
Nursing and midwifery
Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is an organisation set up by Parliament to protect the public by ensuring that nurses and midwives provide high standards of care to their patients and clients.
Nutrition
British Dietetic Association
The British Dietetic Association is the professional association for dietitians.
British Nutrition Foundation
This site provides healthy eating information, resources for schools, news items, recipes and details of the work the British Nutrition Foundation undertake around the UK/EU.
Palliative care
http://www.growthhouse.org/
International gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care.
National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services
The National Council for Palliative Care's mission is to ensure that all those suffering from life threatening conditions, who need palliative care, receive it.
Patient choice
What's best for you
Information on a range of health services across the UK.
Patient UK
Comprehensive, free, up-to-date health information as provided by GPs to patients during consultations.
Patient opinion
Patient website for sharing experiences of health services.
Choose and book
Choose your hospital or clinic and book an appointment with a specialist.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy health link
The Pharmacy health Link web site can provide information on how pharmacists can help promote and maintain health.
Refugees and asylum seekers
The Refugee Council
The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. They give direct help and support, and work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.
London Asylum Seekers Consortium
Asylum support crisis response website.
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI)
JCWI is an independent national voluntary organisation, campaigning for justice and combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy.
The Immigration Advisory Service
The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is the UK’s largest charity providing representation and advice in immigration and asylum law.
Smoking
Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
Smoke free England
Contains details of smoke-free legislation around the world, case studies from this country and various other resources including a sub-site giving advice on giving up smoking.
Social care
Care and health
News on government policy in social care and progress of legislation.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
JRF is one of the largest independent social policy research and development charities in the UK. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy.
The Economic and Social Research Council
The ESRC is the UK's leading research funding and training agency addressing economic and social concerns. They provide high quality research on issues of importance to business, the public sector and government.
Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
The official UK statistics web site.