Below is a list of websites which we feel patients may find useful. If you think we need to add anything else please let us know.
Lifestyle
Leeds has some excellent programmes in place to help people lead healthy lives. To get more information visit Leeds Healthy Living
The NHS website has got links to a vast range of information and access to support. It is the country's biggest health website and gives all the information you need to make choices about your health.
Minor ailments
Perhaps the most searched for information regards advice about common conditions such as coughs and colds, skin conditions etc. which will tell you how to deal with these and it may be that it isn't necessary to contact the practice. The most useful website for this is https://www.patient.co.uk/. The website is filled with patient information leaflets on a vast range of health problems. The articles are written by doctors for patients.
General information sites and links
NHS Online
Online version of the government sponsored NHS service. Includes:
- Self-Help Guide - conditions and care pathways.
- Health Encyclopaedia - symptoms, diagnosis, treatments of conditions.
- FAQs - details of operations and tests.
www.nhs.uk
Health talk online
This is a comprehensive database of patient experiences, includes interviews with patients on a range of topics about living with a condition.
www.healthtalk.org
Specialist sites / Support groups
Addiction
Leeds Addiction Unit (LAU). The local service for alcohol related issues. LAU prefer patients to self refer. They offer evening clinics.
www.talktofrank.com
Deals with drug and alcohol addiction
www.nhs.uk/smokefree
Help with Smoking cessation
Allergy
Advice on all aspects of allergy including food allergy such as cows milk protein allergy.
www.allergyuk.org
Alzheimer's Dementia
This website gives advice on all aspects of Alzheimer's dementia for patients and their carers.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Anaesthesia
Many patients, when scheduled for an operation, need answers to questions about their anaesthetic. This site has been developed by anaesthetists. Click the 'for patients' link.
www.rcoa.ac.uk
Cancer
Site managed by Cancer research UK.
www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help
Macmillan Cancer Support - Site managed by Macmillan Cancer Support
www.macmillan.org.uk
Diabetes
www.diabetes.org.uk
Leeds Mental Health counselling
Self referral, by calling 0113 8434388, is encouraged to this NHS counselling service in Leeds
https://www.nhs.uk/services/clinic/leeds-counselling-hq/X98501
Patients Association
This site contains details of the Patients Association’s campaigns and publications.
www.patients-association.com
Research
Do you want to be involved in helping the NHS with research? To get involved or find out more visit the website.
www.peopleinresearch.org
Selfhelp
These websites include some excellent self help literature and guides on conditions such as sleep disturbance, stress, depression, anxiety, low self esteem.
https://patient.info/managing-conditions
www.selfhelp.org.uk
web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp
Sexual health
www.leedssexualhealth.com
Gives advice on testing for sexually transmitted infections including HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhoea.
Also contains information on the website about booking appointments for sexual health tests, contraceptive advice and the timing of drop in clinics.
Teenage health
www.themarketplaceleeds.org.uk
This site specialises in issues which affect people between the ages of 13 and 25 and living in Leeds.
Services offered include:
Sexual health: condoms, testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections e.g. chlamydia and gonorrhoea. Run by Leeds sexual health
Counselling on issues such as bereavement, bullying, sexuality, self harm is offered by trained and certified counsellors. Significantly the counselling service is endorsed by the local CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health) team who often refer patients into the Market Place themselves
Heart problems
The British Heart Foundation's site contains all the FAQ's and information on heart issues.
www.bhf.org.uk
NICE
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence
Explore NICE guidance, quality standards and advice
www.nice.org.uk
‘Think Family, Work Family’
The “Think Family Work Family” approach means that any practitioner, whether working with adults or children will be working holistically and identifying and responding to needs that any family member may have and getting them the right support. This could be by signposting, referring to agencies or doing the work yourself. This approach is needed because we know that in order to improve the lives of those who are most vulnerable, we also need to concentrate on identifying and supporting their family’s needs
Think Family, Work Family