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Patient Information Leaflets

Hundreds of information leaflets on health and disease. Most GPs in the UK have these same leaflets on their computer to print out for patients and carers during consultations.

 

 

Health Promotion / Lifestyle

An extensive section of leaflets on health promotion and lifestyle issues. Health promotion is about keeping healthy, living a healthy lifestyle, preventing illness, and preventing any existing illness from becoming worse. The section includes leaflets on diet, obesity, smoking, exercise, alcohol, preventing heart disease, screening tests such as cervical smear test and mammography, sun and health, etc.
 

Patient Support

Details of more than 2000 UK patient support organizations, self help groups, health and disease information providers.

 

 

Tests & Investigations

An extensive section of leaflets on tests and investigations. They include explanations of blood tests, x-rays, scans, endoscopy, etc.

 
 

 

Medicines information leaflets

Find out about the medicines you are using.

  Hitting the headlines

Which health stories are currently hitting the headlines? Read more about them and find out whether to take them serious!