UK Health Organisations

Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland 

LTCAS – giving a national voice to ensure the interests and needs of people living with long term conditions in Scotland are addressed.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications.

National Voices

Bringing together national voluntary organisations representing service users of health and social care to give them a stronger voice in policy-making.

Department of Health

Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications.

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Government agency responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe.

Care Directions

Care and the rights of the older people.

NHS Choices

NHS Choices is the new service that helps you to make the most of your health and get the best out of the NHS.

EQUIP

An NHS website which signposts members of the public to useful health and social care websites that have been quality-checked.

People in Research

Helps members of the public make contact with organisations that want to actively involve them in clinical research.

Yellow Card Scheme 

The Yellow Card Scheme is vital in helping the MHRA monitor the safety of the medicines that are on the market.

Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists 

Site for members, fellow professionals and casual visitors for information on foot care.

NHS evidence

Allows everyone working in health and social care to access a wide range of health information to help them deliver quality patient care.

Talking Health Network

Talking Health is a Network of independent freelance consultants, organisations and individuals supportive of the development of values based, lay led self-management and empowerment training for people living with long-term conditions, and the health and social care professionals that support them.