The Guildhall and Barrow Surgery

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Health Links

On this page you will find links to websites containing useful health information which we hope will complement the services provided by the surgery.  On the left-hand side of the page there is a box where you can link to sites with information about specific conditions.
ADHD
Alcohol problems
Allergies
Alzheimer's disease
Angina
Anorexia
Anxiety
Arthritis
Asthma
Autism
Bereavement
Bipolar disorder
Bowel cancer
Breast cancer
Bulimia
Cancer
Child immunisation
Chlamydia
Coeliac disease
Colitis
Contraception
COPD
Crohn's disease
Cystic fibrosis
Dental health
Depression
Diabetes
Down syndrome
Dystonia
Eating disorders
Eczema
Endometriosis
Enuresis
Epilepsy
Falls prevention
Glaucoma
Healthy eating
Heart attacks
HIV and Aids
Hypertension
Irritable bowel
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Meningitis
Menopause
Migraine
Miscarriage
Motor neurone disease
Multiple sclerosis
OCD
Osteoporosis
Parkinson's disease
Phobias
Post-natal Illness
Post-traumatic stress
Prostate Cancer
Psoriasis
Giving up smoking
Snoring
Stroke
Sudden infant death
Sweating; excessive
Tinnitus
Tourette syndrome
Travel advice

Adfam - help for family members faced with drug and alcohol problems
Age UK - advice for older people
Anglia Cancer Network - links for cancer services in East Anglia
Baby World - information & support for today's parents
Bandolier Healthy Living - sensible evidence-based advice
BBC Health - health and fitness website of the BBC
BestHealth - clinical evidence for patients from the British Med. Journal
British Association of Dermatologists - information about skin diseases
British Heart Foundation - information on heart disease & related matters
British Nutrition Foundation - evidence-based nutritional advice
British Pregnancy Advisory Service - advice about unwanted pregnancies
Brook - sexual health & contraception advice for people under 25 years
CancerHelp UK - information service about cancer by Cancer Research UK
Cancer Screening - information on NHS cancer screening programmes
Carers Information - support for informal carers
Childline - helpline for children and young people
Citizens Advice Bureau - help with legal, money & other problems
Contact a Family - for families with disabled children
DermNet - information about skin and skin diseases from New Zealand
Department of Health - health & social care policies, guidance & publications
DiabeteSuffolk - West Suffolk Diabetes Service
DVLA - Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Embarrassing Problems - problems that are difficult to discuss with anyone
Epilepsy Action - largest member-led epilepsy organisation in Britain
Goingfora - information about going for an X-ray, a scan or radiotherapy
Harmoni - NHS Suffolk Our of Hours Service
Health Protection Agency - protecting health & well-being of the population
Healthtalkonline - share other people's experiences of health and illness
Healthsites - health related information for non-medical people
KidsHealth - health information from birth through adolescence
Likeitis - information for young people on sex education and teenage life
Macmillan cancer relief - information with practical & emotional support
Marie Stopes International - sexual & reproductive health information
Medinfo - easy to understand medical information written by a UK GP
Men's Health Forum - about all aspects of men's health policy
Mencap - support for people with learning difficulties & families & carers
Mental Health Foundation - biggest website on mental health & illness in UK
NaTHNaC - promoting clinical standards in travel medicine
National Deaf Children's Society - support, information & advice
NetDoctor - quality-assessed information from UK health professionals
NHS Choices - information and guidance from the Department of Health
NHS Constitution - the principles and values of the NHS in England
NHS Direct - 24 hour health assistance online
NHS Suffolk - information about NHS services in the local area
Norcas - help with alcohol, drug and gambling problems in Norfolk & Suffolk
NSPCC - charity for child protection and prevention of cruelty to children
Parentline Plus - support for anyone parenting a child
Patient UK - comprehensive, up-to-date information provided by GPs
Quackometer - debunking quack medicine on the web
Quackwatch - your guide to quackery, health fraud & intelligent decisions
Relate - information about relationship counselling & sex therapy
Royal College of Psychiatrists - mental health Information
Royal National Institute of the Blind - helping life with sight loss
Royal National Institute of the Deaf - helping deaf & hard of hearing people
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - awareness & prevention
St. Edmundsbury Borough Council - local borough council services
St. Nicholas' Hospice - for patients & families living with terminal illness
Samaritans - 24 hour support for those in distress or despair
SANDS - stillbirth and neonatal death society
Sex and young people- information about contraception and sex for teenagers
Skeptic's Dictionary - alternative medicine; it's not all that it claims
Suffolk County Council - county council services
Suffolk PCT - local Primary Care Trust information
Surgery Door - general health information
Teenage Health Freak - health information for teenagers
Travel Advice - from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Travel Health - more travel information
UK Self Help - links to hundreds of self-help organisations
UpToDate - medical conditions, management & treatment options from USA
West Suffolk Headway - support & rehabilitation for those with brain injury
West Suffolk Hospital - local NHS hospital information
What Should I Do - a practical guide to self-care
Women's Health Information - accurate health information for women
YoungMinds - support and advice regarding the mental health of children
YouthHealthTalk - young person's real life experiences of health and lifestyle
YPSH - young person's sexual health & contraception in Suffolk