Links - Healthcare Professionals

British Dietetic Association - www.bda.uk.com
The British Dietetic Association, established in 1936, was formed to provide training and facilities for Dieticians but has features and resources of general interest.

Health Development Agency - www.hda-online.org.uk
The Health Development Agency is the national authority on what works to improve people’s health and to reduce health inequalities. The HDA is in business to improve the public’s health, but does this by working with a range of organisations and agencies whose remit is health improvement - not just in the NHS but within national and local government, the voluntary and academic sectors and the private sector.

NHS Direct

England - www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
NHS Direct Online provides high quality health information and advice for the people of England. It is unique in being supported by a 24 hour nurse advice and information helpline at any time of the day or night - NHS Direct 0845 4647

Wales and Scotland:
NHS Direct Wales has it own website www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk - telephone information helpline 0845 4647.

NHS24 website is being developed for Scotland. It is similar to NHS Direct but is designed with the health needs of Scottish people in mind. The new service will be available to the whole of Scotland by the end of 2004.

National Electronic Library for Health - www.nelh.nhs.uk
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 Service Framework: Standards’ sets out national standards the NSF expects to deliver - together with supporting evidence and supporting programmes

NHS

http://www.nhs.uk- Gateway to the NHS in England

NHS and health organisations outside England

Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) - www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk
A comprehensive source of health education and promotion resources, services and information

NHS Wales - www.wales.nhs.uk
The gateway to NHS organisations and information in Wales

Health Promotion Wales - www.cmo.wales.gov.uk/content/index.htm
Health promotion services and strategy in Wales

NHS Northern Ireland - www.n-i.nhs.uk
The gateway to NHS organisations and information in Northern Ireland

World Health Organisation - www.who.int/en/
WHO’s objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO’s Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.