Health and welfare

Children and young people – including local links

• Adoption Information Line
  A popular site about adoption in the UK
• Afasic
  Afasic is a charity to help children and young people with speech difficulties and their families
• Anti-bullying Alliance
  Network of organisations to stop bullying
• Babycentre
  Advice and information for parents to be
• Childcare - Suffolk
• Connexions Suffolk
  "The source" contains information for young people, "the site" is aimed at practitioners
• Netmums
  A local network for mums (and dads).  Free registration
• Young People's Sexual Health

Disability advice

• Better Care
  Care home search engine
• Contact a family
  Advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children
• Deaf - British Deaf Association
• Disabled Living Foundation
  National charity providing advice on disability equipment and mobility products
• Disabled Workers Co-operative
  Online database advertising services provided by disabled people
• Listening Books
  Postal and internet audio book library service
• Mental Health information
  Includes interactive psychiatric test
• Royal National Institute for the Blind
• You're Able
  Information, products and services on a community based website 

Health and medical; General  

• Alternative therapies
• BBC Health pages
• Best Treatments
  British Medical Journal recommendations
• Cancer Help UK
• Dr Foster
  Independent website with details to help you choose between local healthcare services
• Health Professions Council
• Health Protection Agency
  Independent body protecting health and well-being of the population
• Healthcare Commission
  Independent checks on health organisations
• NHS Choices
  New website including health encyclopaedia and directory of services
• Nuffield Hospitals
• Opticians Register
  Website of the General Optical Council, includes the Register
• Patient UK
  Information as provided by General Practitioners during consultations
• Specialist Library for Ethnicity and Health
  Evidence on healthcare for minority ethic groups
• Talk to a Doctor
  Paid for chat room to discuss health problems with a qualified doctor
• Terrence Higgins Trust
  Information and advice on HIV and sexual health

Health and medical; Local

• Suffolk Information on Prescription
• Ipswich Concern Counselling Centre
• Lowestoft talking newspaper for the blind
• Suffolk Doctors On Call
• Suffolk Welcome Pack 
• Giving advice and guidance about health and many other useful topics in four languages: English, Polish, Portuguese and Russian

Local hospitals

• James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust (Waveney)
• Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
• West Suffolk NHS Trust(Bury St Edmunds)

Homes and housing 

Older people    

• Alzheimers Disease Society
  The UK's leading charity for people with dementia
• Age Concern
• Age Positive
  A campaign to support older people in work and retirement
• Care Aware
  Information, advice, advocacy for elderly care funding
• Help the Aged
  Charity supporting disadvantaged older people
• Later Life
  Retirement advice
• Pension Service
  Website of the Department of Work and Pensions
• Seniors Network
  Independent information resource connecting seniors with other seniors

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