Health

The Scottish Doctor - Medical schools steering group site with information about the working groups, downloadable reports and links for further research.
http://www.scottishdoctor.org/

Scottish Radiological Society - Details of SRS activities, members, contact information and academic meetings. Includes the new home of The X-ray Files, a major UK radiology teaching site.
http://www.radiology.co.uk/

Balmer Care Homes - Care homes for the elderly; includes company profile, services and contacts. Located in North and South Lanarkshire.
http://www.balmercarehomes.co.uk/

Argyll and Clyde Coronary Heart Disease Network - Offers details on group profile, services, patient care pathways, news and events, and contacts.
http://www.acchdmcn.scot.nhs.uk/index.php

Scottish Drug Services Directory - Contact information and details for agencies who can help with drug treatment and care.
http://www.scottishdrugservices.org.uk

Balhousie Care Group - Residential care facilities for the aged and people with disabilities, homes in Aberdeenshire, Dundee & Angus and Perth & Kinross. Includes details of services, company profiles and contacts.
http://www.balhousiecare.co.uk/

Scottish Care and Information on Miscarriage (SCIM) - Offers help and guidance, staff information, and contacts.
http://www.miscarriagesupport.org.uk

Nerve Centre - Scotland's first neurological support and advice Centre. Website includes neurological terms and conditions, UK organisations and local support groups.
http://www.nervecentre.org.uk

Scotland's Health at Work - National award programme which rewards employers who committed to improving the health of their workforce. Includes roll of honour, news and support information.
http://www.shaw.uk.com/

Scotland's Health at Work in Lanarkshire - Support for Lanarkshire-based organisations which are taking part in the Scotland's Health at Work (SHAW) awards scheme. information about SHAW, the awards, and support are available on the site.
http://www.shawlanarkshire.org

Home Safety Scotland - Provides a forum for professionals working in the field of home safety, and undertakes specific campaigns and projects to raise public awareness. Includes information sheets.
http://www.homesafetyscotland.org.uk/

Scottish Partnership For Palliative Care - Information about palliative and cancer care, group profile, services, training, and contacts.
http://www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/

Scottish Dental - Offers news, events, professional guidelines, and contacts.
http://www.scottishdental.org/

Scottish Public Health Observatory - Public health intelligence unit with medical statistics, news and resources.
http://www.scotpho.org.uk/

Psoriasis Scotland Arthritis Link Volunteers - Aims to support and gather up to date information for Psoriasis sufferers in Scotland and to inform the public and media about the problems sufferers face on a daily basis.
http://www.psoriasisscotland.org.uk/

Gate Healthcare - Residential care for the elderly; offers company profile, home job vacancies, costs, facilities and contacts. Located in Kilmarnock, East Kilbride and Invergordon.
http://www.gatehealthcare.co.uk/

Health Protection Scotland - Hand hygiene campaign; includes advice, campaign points, and contacts.
http://www.washyourhandsofthem.com/

Dramatherapy Scotland - Background information, newsletter archive, conferences and training.
http://www.dramatherapyscotland.freeserve.co.uk

Health Rights Information Scotland - Provides information and advice about your health rights in the NHS in Scotland; includes group profile, patient information, news and events and contacts.
http://www.hris.org.uk

Healthy Living - Scotland’s healthy living campaign website with information on healthy eating, publications, case studies and an ask the experts page.
http://www.healthyliving.gov.uk

RDS Healthcare - Residential car homes; include details of company, facilities, locations and contacts. Located in Rosemarkie, Inverness and Cullen.
http://www.rdshealthcare.co.uk/

Healthy Gay Scotland - A national organisation that promotes the sexual health of gay and bisexual men living in Scotland. Information on HIV, free condoms, news and links are available on the site.
http://www.healthygayscotland.com

Alzheimer Scotland - Action on Dementia - Charity campaigning and providing services for people with dementia and their carers and families; information on coping with dementia, treatments, research and local services.
http://www.alzscot.org

Food and Health Alliance - Offers details on association, news and events, policies and contact details.
http://www.fhascot.org.uk

Scottish IBS Support - For sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome; includes personal stories, details of events, resources, and contacts.
http://www.scottish-ibs.org.uk

Thistle Helathcare Ltd - Residential care home provider; offers details on company, facilities, locations and contacts. Located in Glasgow, East Kilbride, Biggar, Wishaw, and Dundee.
http://www.thistlehealthcare.co.uk/

Clinical Resource and Audit Group (CRAG) - Scottish Executive health department promoting clinical effectiveness in Scotland, with publication downloads, events, and committee information.
http://www.crag.scot.nhs.uk

RS Erskine & Co. Ltd. - Optometrists; includes details of services, company and staff profile, and branches. Based in Bridge of Allan, Dunblane and Auchderarder.
http://www.erskineopticians.co.uk

The Scottish Road Safety Campaign - Develops and co-ordinates national road safety education and publicity initiatives. A background to the campaign, publicity, research and downloads are all available on the site.
http://www.srsc.org.uk

Avondale Care Scotland Ltd - Care for the elderly; includes details on services, staff, gallery and contacts. Homes in Falkirk and Fife.
http://www.avondalecarescotland.com/

Scottish Health Council - Public body set up by the Scottish Executive to ensure that the views of patients and the public are properly taken into account by Health Boards. Includes a background and news.
http://www.scottishhealthcouncil.org/

Penumbra - Scotland's first registered supported accommodation for people with mental health problems. An organisational background, mental health information, current news and jobs are included within the site.
http://www.penumbra.org.uk

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland - Quality of life improvement organisation for victims of chest, heart and stroke conditions. Advice, newsletters, jobs and how to volunteer.
http://www.chss.org.uk

P & L Theraphy Centre - Counselling and psychotherapy practice offering details of services in East Lothian and Fife, and therapist qualifications.
http://www.pandltherapycentre.co.uk

Growing up in Scotland - Scottish study started in 2005, following five thousand babies born between May 2004 and February 2005 and three thousand born between May 2002 and February 2003.
http://www.crfr.ac.uk/gus/

Community Food and Health (Scotland) - Supports initiatives in low-income communities which help people take up a healthy diet; includes advice, discussion forum, contacts.
http://www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk/

Scottish Health News - Health newspaper site with articles, health and fitness information, competitions and links.
http://scottishhealthnews.com

Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) - Scottish children's hospice services in Scotland. Includes a background, photos and fundraising information.
http://www.chas.org.uk

Nursing Research Initiative for Scotland (NRIS) - Patient care research organisation with conference details, newsletter information, jobs and research links.
http://www.nris.gcal.ac.uk/

Childsmile - An early years tooth decay prevention programme; includes information on tooth brushing, and contacts.
http://www.child-smile.org

The Sandpiper Trust - Immediate emergency care provider for Scotland. Background, medical details and news.
http://www.sandpipertrust.org/

Scotland's Health Directory - Directory of health related organisations including charities, clinics, health clubs, therapists and health related suppliers.
http://www.theworldofhealth.co.uk/Directory.html

FGDP (UK) Scotland - General dental practitioners in Scotland. Background, careers information and links.
http://www.fgdp-scotland.org/

Voluntary Health Scotland - National intermediary body of voluntary and community health organisations; includes forum, library, news and events, and contacts.
http://www.vhscotland.org.uk/

Asirus (Asthma Support in Rural Scotland) - A charity working for asthma sufferers in the remote and rural areas of the country; includes information about their fundraising for essential equipment, grants for patient care, and supporting a rapid response service. Contact details.
http://www.radisol.com/asirus/

Framework Osteopaths Ltd - Details services, reasons for treatment, fees, corporate deals, FAQ, brochure and contacts. Located in Tillicoultry, University of Stirling and Livingston.
http://website.lineone.net/~adpatterson/

Special Needs Information Point - Advice and information on services available to children with special needs and their carers, including news, events, services and fundraising.
http://www.snipinfo.org/

You can stop smoking - Health Scotland provides help in quitting smoking with a national NHS stop smoking campaign.
http://www.canstopsmoking.com/

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Offers information on guidelines, consultations, methodology and contacts.
http://www.sign.ac.uk/