News
AHRQ Resource Features 100 Health Care Innovations
June 2010
A Web resource that allows users to learn, share, and adopt innovations in the delivery of health services by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Web Service Allows Patients To See How Drugs Work
May 2010
iGuard.org, a free, patient-driven on-line health care community, has launched an innovative new patient empowerment tool. iGuard.org now lets users see real time reports of side effects...
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Hospital Hydration Best Practice Toolkit 2007 Revision
May 2010
The Hospital Hydration Best Practice toolkit is an online resource developed through partnership working with nurses, patient groups and key stakeholders - including the National Patient Safety...
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Free, Unlimited Access To Two Thousand Years Of Mankind And Medicine In Pictures
May 2010
'Wellcome Images' is a large collection of images on the history of medicine, modern biomedical science and clinical medicine. All content has been made available under a Creative Commons Licence,...
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Independent Website For Patients To Drive NHS Change
May 2010
www.patientopinion.org.uk is an independent platform for patients to share their experiences and make informed choices about their healthcare, and to facilitate change within the NHS.
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Website Dedicated To Improving The Accuracy Of Medical News
May 2010
The Newcastle Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has launched a website dedicated to improving the accuracy of news stories about new medical treatments in the media.
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Free Newsletter For Clinicians
May 2010
An e-newsletter AJMPlus, available at no charge to US clinicians in the fields of internal medicine, family and general practice and cardiology has been launched by Elsevier.
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The Nursing Roadmap for Quality
April 2010
The Nursing Roadmap for Quality has been designed help nurses and their teams understand the elements of the quality framework that relate to nursing practice.
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Guide for Interpreting Growth Charts Available
April 2010
A guide has been released by the Department of Health (England) to help GPs interpret the new growth charts for children from birth to four years old that were published in May 2009. Using the new...
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Putting Patients at the Heart of Care
March 2010
In June 2009, the Department of Health brought together patients, third sector representatives, clinicians and managers to look at the role that Patient and Public Engagement (PPE) is already...
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Resources
Tailored Information for Patient Care and Treatment
August 2010
Healthcare professionals can use a new online Information Prescriptions Service (IPS) to find tailored information to give...
BNF For Children Highlights Importance Of Up-To-Date Information
August 2010
Unless doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dentists consult the latest edition of the BNF for Children (BNFC), there is a...
Online Consumer Health Information
August 2010
The FDA online communications is enhanced: A web page, 'Consumer Health Information for You and Your Family', provides...
Harm Reduction
August 2010
IHRA’s mission is to promote harm reduction on a global basis through an integrated programme of research, advocacy,...
Meditute - web based short tutorials
August 2010
Meditute aims to develop, deliver, and monitor the use of high quality, freely distributable medical education. It...
The Pregnancy Book 2010 updates
July 2010
The Pregnancy Book contains all you need to help you decide what you will do, how you will cope, and how to get the most...
Helping Children understand the Effects of Stroke on Loved Ones
July 2010
Speedy treatment is essential to saving lives and preventing brain damage during a stroke. But the rapid pace of events...
RCN Learning Zone
June 2010
The RCN's Learning Zone is aimed at general practice and primary care nurses, it will also be of interest to any groups of...
Online Infection Control Site By UCLH
June 2010
An online directory of infectious diseases by University College London Hospital (UCLH) and the Whittington and North...
Online Digital Dermatology Image Library
June 2010
The Dermatlas is an international collaborative project that enables healthcare professionals, parents, and patients to...
