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Useful Links

Here is an alphabetical list in plain text which give direct links to other third party pages.

BBC iPlayer - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
Brilliant new website includes all BBC TV and Radio channels

BBC Radio 4 news home page - www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/
Has a good search facility for medical or GP news stories

BMJ On-line - bmj.com/
This site contains the full text of all articles published in the weekly BMJ since January 1994. In addition, it contains material that is unique to the website. Access to the entire site is free.

Department of Health - Primary Care - www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/OrganisationPolicy/PrimaryCare/fs/en
The main home page to access DoH material relating to primary care

Department of Health Letters and Circulars Website - www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/LettersAndCirculars/LetterAndCircularsLibrary/fs/en
This site has replaced the old COIN site and now is the best access to HSCs, CMO updates etc etc. While away hours and hours until you go bananas

Directory of On-line information and guidelines resources for GPs and patients, on this website - www.norfolklmc.org.uk/resources.php?id=91&depth=2

Doctor Patient Partnership - www.dpp.org.uk
The UK health education charity working with primary care organisations and the public to make the most of health services and help people manage their health by improving health knowledge and communication.

Doctor Update - www.doctorupdate.net/du_reference/du_refsearch.asp
The web version of Update magazine with searchable archive for articles

Doctors.net - www.doctors.net.uk/
Popular on-line resource and communications tool for GPs. Free to join.

Eastern Daily Press 24hours - www.edp24.co.uk/
Norfolk's most comprehensive news and information website, brought to you by the Eastern Daily Press, the daily newspaper for Norfolk and north Suffolk. Includes 24-hour news, sport and business sections, message boards, special features and a searchable what's on section with hundreds of local events

ECN- Evening News - www.en24.co.uk/
Norwich's news and information website, brought to you by the Evening News, Norwich's campaigning, community newspaper.

Friends of Norfolk Dialect (FOND) - www.norfolkdialect.com/
Mr Keith Skipper and colleagues formed FOND in 1999 to conserve and record Norfolk's priceless linguistic and cultural heritage.

General Medical Council (GMC) home page - www.gmc-uk.org/
Protecting patients, guiding doctors......

GP Bulletin - Department of Health - www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Bulletins/GPBulletin/fs/en
"Important news for all GPs". Issued every month or two, back issues to the first issue, January 01. Not searchable unfortunately, but the current issue has a contents page, and previous items are listed in a "news digest". Worth an occasional look.

GP online.com - www.gponline.com/
Hosted by the publishers of GP magazine, this site has an enormous database of medical websites, together with GP news and Medeconomics. It's free, but you need to supply your GMC number and a password to join. It's straightforward.

GP Practices in Norfolk - www.norfolklmc.org.uk/resources.php?id=133&depth=2
Several practices have developed websites of various styles and content

Her Majesty's Stationery Office - www.hmso.gov.uk/
Government knowledge without knowledge of government - making information easy to find, use and share.  

Kaiser Permanente - www.kaiserpermanente.org/
Kaiser Permanente is America's largest not-for-profit health care organization, serving 8.1 million members in 9 states and the District of Columbia. An integrated health delivery system, it's no secret that the DoH has this orgainsation in mind when shaping how PCTs will develop. Find out what it's all about here

Lynn News - www.lynnnews.co.uk/frontpage.aspx
Local news website covering the west of the county

Med IFA - www.Med-Ifa.co.uk
Independent Financial Advice for Doctors

National association of Primary and Care Trusts (NatPaCT) - www.natpact.nhs.uk/
Where PCTs grow by sharing information, experiences, and achievements. A useful website to learn what advice is available to PCTs in order to successfully manage and commission primary care

Netting the Evidence - www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/ir/netting/
Sheffield University's impressive Introduction to Evidence Based Practice on the Internet Netting the Evidence is intended to facilitate evidence-based healthcare by providing support and access to helpful organisations and useful learning resources, such as an evidence-based virtual library, software and journals.

NHS Pensions Agency - www.nhspa.gov.uk/

NICE guidelines - www.nice.org.uk/catcg2.asp?c=20034
All completed clinical guidelines and cancer service guidance are listed

Norfolk Eating Disorders Association - www.norfolkeda.org.uk
Norfolk EDA, is a Norfolk-based charity supporting all those affected with eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, and EDNOS. There is no dedicated NHS outpatients service in Norfolk and we offer a variety of free and confidential support services and counselling

Norfolk Weather - www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/weather/
BBC local weather page for Norfolk

Norwich City FC News - news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/default.stm
BBC sport - hosted page devoted to the Canaries

Paston Chase - www.paston.co.uk
Our webhost and ISP

Quackwatch - www.quackwatch.org/
is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Its primary focus is on quackery -related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere.

Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Wesbite - www.rcgp.org.uk/
predictably high quality site with efficient search facility, resources and news. Most pages available to non-members

the norfolkgp website - www.norfolkgp.com/
This site has been set up to help you see what educational activities are available for general practioners in Norfolk. There are links to other educational providers and to other sites that we have found helpful. This site is maintained by the GP tutors office

The Times on-line - www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,589,00.html
The Health section of the Times website, with an effective search facility for news stories

Train timetables - National Rail - www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Probably the quickest on-line rail timetable. Click on "planning your journey"

UK Doctors in Sport - www.ukadis.org/
Link to the UKADIS website

WAX Knowledge management service - nww.knowledgenorfolk.nhs.uk/cindex.htm
This links to the central Norfolk version, the West Norfolk is a further click from this site

 
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