Health – useful websites

NHS Choices

Single 'front door' for the public to all NHS online services to help you make choices about your health and lifestyle.

NHS Direct

Advice, information and addresses of health services. Includes an online enquiry service about general health conditions.

Health care services

Help from our own adult social care and health teams.

Local support groups for specific health conditions – ESCIS

ESCIS is a shared open database of local and community groups in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

Department of Health

Policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals.

Drugscope

Information about drugs, research and policy.

BBC Health

Health issues in the news.

Net Doctor

Advice on a variety of health issues and treatments, with discussion forums and a directory of support groups.

Patient UK

Leaflets on a wide range of conditions, some in other languages. Sections on healthy lifestyles, patients' own experiences, and good books to read.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Alphabetical list of over 400 information sheets on conditions, treatments, and medications written by Great Ormond Street Hospital medical staff.

Library services for people with disabilities

Services for people who have problems with sight or hearing, or have difficulty in getting to their nearest library.

Self-help books

Books recommended by mental health services to help you deal with emotional or personal issues – the 'Books on prescription' scheme.

Sport and leisure

Get fit or become a sports coach. If you exercise regularly, you could save money with a leisure pass.