Useful Links
Useful Links
Select a letter for a list of links starting with that letter
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Action on Elder Abuse
Action On Elder Abuse Helpline:
Freephone 0808 8088 141 (Calls to a free phone number may be charged)
Adfam
Adfam’s vision is a United Kingdom where every family member facing problems with drugs or alcohol will have access to a range of specialised services.
Ageing Well UK
Age Concern supports all people over 50 in the UK, ensuring that they get the most from life.
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Alcohol Concern
Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse. We work to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm and to increase the range and quality of services available to people with alcohol-related problems.
Alzheimer's Society
The Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers.
AMICUS
Avert
This is an international HIV/Aids charity providing information/education.
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Best Treatments
www.besttreatments.co.uk/btuk/home.jsp
BestTreatments is the only website that rates thousands of health and medical treatments, based on how well they work. You'll know the best way to lower your blood pressure, manage your child's asthma and ease your back pain.
BBC News Health
Bipolar UK
Blandford Heart Forum
www.blandfordheartforum.org.uk
Bournemouth and Poole Local Safeguarding Children Board
www.bournemouth-poole-lscb.org.uk/home
Bournemouth Mental Health Service Users Forum
The Resource Centre, Peer House, 9 Shelley Road, Boscombe, BH1 4HZ
Tel: 01202 393510 e-mail: bmh.forum@ntlworld.com
Bournemouth Social Services
Bournemouth Univerisity
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
Country-wide directory of sexual health clinics.
British Dietetic Association
The British Dietetic Association, established in 1936, is the professional association for dietitians.
British Heart Foundation
The BHF is the largest independent funder of heart research in the UK.
British National Centre for Physical Activity and Health
BHFNC is committed to developing and promoting initiatives that will help professionals stimulate more people to take more activity as part of everyday life.
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Care Quality Commission
Carers Forum
CarersForumDorchester@northdorset-pct.nhs.uk
East Dorset Mental Health Carers Forum
Carers Direct
NHS Choices 'Carers Direct' offers comprehensive information, advice and support for carers.
Chiropods (Podiatry/Chiropody Services)
Contains Information about Chiropods and the services it provides.
Clinical and Health Outcomes Knowledge Base
This is a one-stop source of all information on health outcomes generated by NCHOD.
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Department of Health
Provides health and social care policy, guidance and publications.
Depression Alliance
A national charity providing information and support for people affected by depression and their carers.
Direct Gov
Health and Wellbeing
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HealthAndWellBeing/index.htm
Dorset Advocacy
Portfolio House, 3 Princes Street, Dorchester, DT1 1TP
e-mail: enquiries@dorsetadvocacy.co.uk
Dorset Cancer Network
www.dorset.nhs.uk/dorsetcancernetwork
This website contains information on cancer and related topics.
Dorset Drug & Alcohol Advisory Service (DDAAS)
www.idorset.co.uk/profile/123204/Weymouth/Dorset-Drug-and-Alcohol-Advisory-Service/
Community based non-statutory service offering support and advice around drug and alcohol related issues. Point of referral for associated services and provides after care services and support . Also outreach service offering support and education to young persons between 11-25 years old.
Dorset and Somerset Health Authority
The health authority is accountable for the performance of the NHS in its area.
Dorset County Council
The Dorset For You Partnership is made up of a number of local councils working together to give people easy and effective access to local government information and services.
Dorset Mental Health Forum
29-29a Durngate Street, Dorchester, DT1 1JP
Tel: 01305 257172 e-mail: admin@dorsetmentalhealthforum.org.uk
Dorset MIND
11 Shelley Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4JQ
e-mail: contact@bpd-mind.fsnet.co.uk
Dorset Police
The website provides an overview of the work undertaken by Dorset Police as its strives with communities and partners to make Dorset an even safer place to live, work, study and visit.
South East Dorset Service User Forum (The Network)
Baileys, 131 Barrack Road, Christchurch, BH23 2AW
Tel: 01202 496267 e-mail: eastdorset.network@virgin.net
Dorset Safeguarding Children Board
Dorset Social Services
www.dorsetforyou.com/socialcare/
Drinkline
www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/26738981/
The National Alcohol Helpline
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Green Gym
BTCV Green Gym offers people an alternative - the opportunity to improve their fitness by involvement in practical conservation activities such as planting hedges, creating and maintaining community gardens, or improving footpaths.
Guide Dogs
The charity Guide Dogs will not rest until blind and partially sighted people enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else. To find out more about Guide Dogs go to www.guidedogs.org.uk/aboutus/
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Healthy Eating
The Weightwise website has been developed and is managed by the British Dietetic Association (BDA), the organisation that represents registered dietitians in the UK.
Eatwell is the Food Standards Agency's consumer advice and information site.
This site has been created by the Food Standards Agency to support its salt campaign.
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Independent Mental Capacity Advocate
www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/Deliveringsocialcare/MentalCapacity/IMCA/index.htm
Independent Safeguarding Authority
Information Sharing Pocket Guide
http://www.merton.gov.uk/health-social-care/adult-social-care/information_sharing_-_pocket_guide.pdf
Institute of Psychiatry
The Institute of Psychiatry provides post-graduate education and carries out research in psychiatry, psychology, and allied disciplines, including basic and clinical neurosciences.
IRIS - Early intervention in psychosis
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Life Cycle UK
The Light of the World – offers free pet care, primarily a dog walking service to the elderly and disabled.
Light of the World
www.thelightoftheworldtrust.org
Life Cycle UK's vision is of healthy individuals, inclusive communities and an unspoilt natural environment.
Live Well
NHS Choices advice
http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/Pages/Livewellhub.aspx
Lupus for healthcare professionals
This site is intended for healthcare professionals as a useful source of information on the diagnosis, treatment and support of patients with lupus and related connective tissue diseases.
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Manic Depression Fellowship
Provides support, advice and information for people with manic depression, their families, friends and carers.
Marie Curie
This website is for anyone looking for information about the charity's work with cancer patients and their families across the UK.
Medication, Choice &
www.choiceandmedication.org/dorsethealthcare
The choice and medication website offers people information about medications used in the mental health setting to help people make informed decisions about medication.
The Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice
The Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice has now been officially published. It is available online at www.dca.gov.uk/menincap/legis.htm#codeofpractice
Mental Health Behind the News
NHS Choices information page for Mental Health
http://www.nhs.uk/News/Pages/NewsArticles.aspx?TopicId=Mental+health
Mental Health Foundation
Help people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.
Mental Health Care
Reliable and up-to-date information about psychosis for family members and friends.
Mind
Mental health charity providing national information, legal service and local support groups.
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National Electronic Library
The National Electronic Library for health programme is working with NHS libraries to develop a digital library for NHS staff, patients and the public.
National Framework for Mental Health
Department of health document outlining how the national service framework addresses the mental health needs of working age adults up to 65.
National Mental Health Development Unit
The National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) is a governmental organisation in England charged with supporting the implementation of mental health policy.
NICE
NICE is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health.
NHS Choices
NHS Direct
This site connects you to local NHS services in England and provides national information about the NHS.
NHS Networks
NHS Networks is a new initiative and website to connect leaders and innovators across the NHS with each other and with policy formers - joining networks up across geographies, sectors, professions and government.
No Panic
The relief and rehabilitation of people and their carers suffering from panic attacks, phobias and OCD.
No Secrets
Guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procdures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4008486
North Dorset County Council
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Action
OCD Action is the largest and longest serving UK National Charity for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders.
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Patient and Public Involvement in Health (PPI)
The PPI Forum has been replaced by LINks (Local Involvement Networks).
Pippa Project
The PIPPA (Physical Information for Psychiatry PAtients) Project is intended as a desktop information portal for people with mental illness and their carers on the most common physical health issues they are likely to experience.
Please Ask
If you or someone close to you is going into hospital, you may have loads of questions. This website will help you become an informed patient and one that worries less.
Poole Borough Council
Everything about Poole Borough Council
Poole Mental Health Service Users Forum
Eastgate Lodge, Park Gates, Parkstone Road, Poole, BH15 2SF
Tel: 01202 749903 e-mail: poolehforum@ukf.net
PPI Forum
Help & Care, The Pokesdown Centre, 896 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6DL
e-mail: sarah.peters@helpandcare.org.uk
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Rethink Mental Illness
Richmond Fellowship
Purbeck Local Office, 19 Bonnets Lane, Wareham, BH20 4HB
e-mail: e.chalmers@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Formerly the National Schizophrenia Fellowship, Rethink is a national voluntary organisation which provides support to and campaigns on behalf of people with severe mental illness, their families and carers.
Royal College of GPs
THe RCGP is the academic organisation for general practitioners. Its aim is to encourage and maintain the highest standards of general medical practice and act as the ‘voice’ of general practitioners on education, training and standards issues.
Royal College of Nursing
The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Aims to improve the lives of people affected by mental illness.
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Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Aims to improve mental health services through research, evaluation, development and training.
Sane
Seeks to change attitudes about mental illness. Campaign for improved rights and care through research. It provides a national helpline.
Sexual Health
NHS Choices sexual health pages offer comprehensive information and advice on all issues relating to sexual health.
Sexual Health Network
The Sexual Health Network is dedicated to providing easy access to sexuality information, education, support, and other resources.
Sibs
Sibs is the UK organisation for brothers and sisters of disabled children and adults. It supports siblings who are growing up with or who have grown up with a brother or sister with any disability, long term chronic illness, or life limiting condition. Siblings have specific needs that require attention at different stages of their lives, including relief of isolation, information, and strategies for coping with the situations they find themselves in. Sibs’ aim is to enhance the lives of siblings by providing them with information and support, and by influencing service provision throughout the UK.
Society of Sexual Health Advisors
The SSHA is a professional organisation for health advisers working in departments of genito-urinary medicine and sexual health.
Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorders Association
Stroke Association
The Stroke Association is the only national charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages.
The Samaritans
Sainsbury Centre
Offer confidential emotional support 24 hours a day to people in crisis and in danger of taking their own lives.
Service User Forums
Blandford Heart Forum www.blandfordheartforum.org.uk
Bournemouth Mental Health Service Users Forum -The Resource Centre, Peer House, 9 Shelley Road, Boscombe, BH1 4HZ. Tel: 01202 393510 e-mail: bmh.forum@ntlworld.com
Bournemouth Alcohol and Drugs Service Users Forum www.badsuf.com
Carers Forum CarersForumDorchester@northdorset-pct.nhs.uk
East Dorset Mental Health Carers Forum www.edmhcf.org.uk
South East Dorset Service User Forum (The Network) - Baileys, 131 Barrack Road, Christchurch, BH23 2AW
Tel: 01202 496267 e-mail: eastdorset.network@virgin.net
Poole Mental Health Service Users Forum - Eastgate Lodge, Park Gates, Parkstone Road, Poole, BH15 2SF
Tel: 01202 749903 e-mail: poolehforum@ukf.net
PPI Forum - Help & Care, The Pokesdown Centre, 896 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6DL
e-mail: sarah.peters@helpandcare.org.uk
West Dorset Mental Health Forum - 29-29a Durngate Street, Dorchester, DT1 1JP
Tel: 01305 257172 e-mail: dadradtwo@aol.com
Sustrans
Sustrans is a charity that works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport.
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Think Child, Think Parent, Think Family
www.scie.org.uk/publications/ataglance/ataglance09.asp
Together: Working for Well-being
A leading national charity working for well-being. It supports people with mental health needs to get what they want from life and to feel happier.
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West Dorset General Hospitals Trust
You will find information here about services what to expect from a visit to hospital. There is also information about how to become involved in patient and voluntary groups as well as fund-raising.
Where's Your Head At?
A website from the Children & Young People's Emotional Health & Wellbeing Service at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.
Working together to Safeguard Children
A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationdetail/page1/DCSF-00305-2010
- Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
- 11 Shelley Road
- Boscombe
- Bournemouth
- BH1 4JQ
- Tel: 01202 303400
