Useful website links

NHS Choices

NHS Direct

NHS111

ASH – Action on Smoking and Health

Age Concern England

Alzheimer’s Society Newcastle

Arthritis Care

Asthma – National Asthma Campaign

Autism – National Autistic Society

Back Pain – National Backpain Association

Benefits

Benefits Information – Department of Work and Pensions

Blind – Royal National Institute for the Blind

Breastfeeding Network

Cancer – Northern Cancer Network

Cancer – British Association for Cancer United Patients (BACUP)

Carers

Carers Centre – Newcastle

Colostomy Association

Deaf – Royal National Institute for Deaf People

Diabetes UK

Dyslexia – British Dyslexia Association

Eczema – National Eczema Association

Epilepsy Action

Family Planning – Marie Stopes

Gingerbread – for lone parents

Health Promotion / Lifestyle

Heart – British Heart Foundation

Immunisation information

Liver – British Liver Trust

Lung – British Lung Foundation

ME Association

Medicines – over 800 leaflets on specific medicines and drugs

MENCAP – Learning disability

Meningitis – Meningitis Trust

Mental Health Foundation

Miscarriage Association

MIND – for mental health problems

Multiple Sclerosis Society

My Care Newcastle – advice on care & support for adults in Newcastle

NCT – National Childbirth Trust

NursingHomeAbuseGuide.org

Organ Donation

Osteoporosis – National Osteoporosis Society

RELATE – for relationship problems

Support / self-help groups – details of over 2000 patient support and self-help organisations

Tests and investigations

Travel – Fit for Travel NHS site for travel advice

NHS Websites

NHS Choices

NHS Direct

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust

Newcastle and North Tyneside Health

Newcastle Psychological Services

Newcastle Talking Therapies

Northumbria Healthcare

Department of Health

West Newcastle Practice Based Commissioning Group

Local Information

Information Now – Newcastle’s Older People’s Website

Newcastle Journal and Evening Chronicle

Newcastle City Council

The Grange, Throckley

 

Date published: 11th November, 2021
Date last updated: 11th November, 2021