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Health
links to websites on health
- Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital
- Institute of Child Health
- Children with Medical Needs Network
The Children with Medical Needs mailing list (cmn.net) list has been set up to provide a forum for teachers and other professionals to share issues and concerns relating to the education of learners with medical conditions.
- Captain Chemo Trust
The Adventures of Captain Chemo have been turned into interactive computer games to help cancer patients worldwide.
- Children First for Health
Children First for Health (CFfH) is a child-centred health and hospital resource, supporting teenagers, children and their families. It provides comprehensive and age-appropriate health information from the UK’s leading medical experts and paediatricians.
- Children’s Palliative Care
ACT is the only UK organisation working to improve care and services for all children in the UK with life-threatening or terminal conditions and their families.
- Contact a Family Directory
Contact a Famili is the only UK-wide charity providing support, advice and information for families with disabled children.
- Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Information, advice and support on any aspect of Cystic Fibrosi
- Headway – Brain Injury Association
Promotes understanding of all aspects of brain injury.
- ME - Action for
A national charity campaigning to improve the lives of people with M.E. in the UK. M.E. is also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). It is sometimes diagnosed as Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS).
- Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
Information about neuromuscular conditions, research, care and equipment.
- National Kidney Federation
The only UK charity run by Kidney patients for kidney patients.
- National Kidney Federation Links
Useful links from the NKF.
- Nemours Foundation
Provides families and children with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.
- Open Directory
Useful information on health, conditions and illnesses.
- Teenage Cancer Trust
Each day in the UK, 6 teenagers will find out they have cancer. TCT is striving to make life better for them.
- The National Autistic Society
The National Autistic Society exists to champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs. The website includes information about autism and Asperger syndrome.
- Winston's Wish - Help for grieving children and their families
Winston's Wish helps bereaved children and young people rebuild their lives after a family death. We offer practical support and guidance to families, professionals and anyone concerned about a grieving child.
- Wired for Health
Links to accurate, clear and credible websites on a variety of health issues.