Information on Self Care:
Watch the following Videos for additional information on Patient Self Care from Abraham the Pharmacist.
Flu Vaccine PHE
https://youtu.be/W_smGKPM7LI
How to stop snoring
https://youtu.be/d38V8o6uRH0
Bacteria on your phone
https://youtu.be/bKkURz6O3eo
Measles outbreak PHE
https://youtu.be/29dTFoPjbfw
Acne tips
https://youtu.be/N3wl79bQOKw
Shingles vaccine PHE
https://youtu.be/wYzsvNhpBZo
Diabetes signs and symptoms
https://youtu.be/aNtbCt15jsY
Cold sore treatment
https://youtu.be/9PGTQZMg4qQ
Reduce blood pressure
https://youtu.be/H4fsQCWpzTA
Fever in adults/children
https://youtu.be/9HkRoeshhCg
Antibiotic resistance
https://youtu.be/jBkvnfwmK3Q
Treat a cold at home
https://youtu.be/o67xW7wusq4
Does it matter when you take pills
https://youtu.be/d_amLAkqWw8
Information on Healthier Living
BBC - Healthy Living
Simple, accurate advice from the BBC. Helps you to establish the dos & donts of living healthily.
Male Health
Fast, free independent information from the Men"s Health Forum.
Women’s Health Concern
Women"s Health Concern is a charitable organisation which aims to help educate and support women with their healthcare by providing unbiased, accurate information.
NHS Sites
NHS Constitution
The NHS Constitution was published on 21 January 2009. It was one of a number of recommendations in Lord Darzi’s report ‘High Quality Care for All’ which was published on the 60th anniversary of the NHS and set out a ten-year plan to provide the highest quality of care and service for patients in England
NHS Choices
Aiming to personalise healthcare and provide information that will ‘allow patients to make meaningful choices about when and where to receive their treatment.’
Charity Websites
Cancerhelp
Free information service provided by Cancer Research UK about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. Information is formatted in such a way that makes understanding the website an easy process
Cancer Backup
Europe's leading cancer information charity, with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.
Diabetes UK
largest charity in the UK devoted to the care and treatment of people with diabetes in order to improve the quality of life for people with the condition
Asthma UK
This website has been revamped to meet the needs of the thousands of people with asthma who visit the site each day, either to find important information about asthma and how to control it
Alzheimer’s Society
Comprehensive information for people with all forms of dementia.
Tips on evaluating the reliability of online medical information
- Use sites from reputable organisations you have heard of.
- Double check the information by looking for other sources.
- Check there are contact details for any organisation or people responsible for the information not just an email address.
- Look at the advertising - does it seem to unduly influence the site content?
- All articles should quote references that you can look up.
- Watch out for claims about the superiority of any particular treatment over another
- Is this information supplied with a date to make sure it has not been superseded by other research.
- Check the sites confidentiality policy.
- Beware of sites claiming to be the definitive source.
- Beware of sites that criticise others.