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Scottish Health On The Web -  .

- Index to a variety of health information accessible to Scottish citizens including resources for health professionals, the general public and users of Scottish health services.

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.

Argyll and Clyde Coronary Heart Disease Network - - Offers details on group profile, services, patient care pathways, news and events, and contacts.

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.

Avondale Care Scotland Ltd - - Care for the elderly; includes details on services, staff, gallery and contacts. Homes in Falkirk and Fife.

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.

Balmer Care Homes - - Care homes for the elderly; includes company profile, services and contacts. Located in North and South Lanarkshire.

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.

Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) - - Scottish children's hospice services in Scotland. Includes a background, photos and fundraising information.

Childsmile - - An early years tooth decay prevention programme; includes information on tooth brushing, and contacts.

Clinical Resource and Audit Group (CRAG) - - Scottish Executive health department promoting clinical effectiveness in Scotland, with publication downloads, events, and committee information.

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

Dramatherapy Scotland - - Background information, newsletter archive, conferences and training.

FGDP (UK) Scotland - - General dental practitioners in Scotland. Background, careers information and links.

Food and Health Alliance - - Offers details on association, news and events, policies and contact details.

Framework Osteopaths Ltd - - Details services, reasons for treatment, fees, corporate deals, FAQ, brochure and contacts. Located in Tillicoultry, University of Stirling and Livingston.

Gate Healthcare - - Residential care for the elderly; offers company profile, home job vacancies, costs, facilities and contacts. Located in Kilmarnock, East Kilbride and Invergordon.

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.

Health Protection Scotland - - Hand hygiene campaign; includes advice, campaign points, and contacts.

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.

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.

Healthy Living - - Scotland’s healthy living campaign website with information on healthy eating, publications, case studies and an ask the experts page.

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.

Nerve Centre - - Scotland's first neurological support and advice Centre. Website includes neurological terms and conditions, UK organisations and local support groups.

Nursing Research Initiative for Scotland (NRIS) - - Patient care research organisation with conference details, newsletter information, jobs and research links.

P & L Theraphy Centre - - Counselling and psychotherapy practice offering details of services in East Lothian and Fife, and therapist qualifications.

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.

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.

RDS Healthcare - - Residential car homes; include details of company, facilities, locations and contacts. Located in Rosemarkie, Inverness and Cullen.

RS Erskine & Co. Ltd. - - Optometrists; includes details of services, company and staff profile, and branches. Based in Bridge of Allan, Dunblane and Auchderarder.

The Sandpiper Trust - - Immediate emergency care provider for Scotland. Background, medical details and news.

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.

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.

Scotland's Health Directory - - Directory of health related organisations including charities, clinics, health clubs, therapists and health related suppliers.

Scottish Care and Information on Miscarriage (SCIM) - - Offers help and guidance, staff information, and contacts.

Scottish Dental - - Offers news, events, professional guidelines, and contacts.

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

Scottish Drug Services Directory - - Contact information and details for agencies who can help with drug treatment and care.

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.

Scottish Health News - - Health newspaper site with articles, health and fitness information, competitions and links.

Scottish IBS Support - - For sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome; includes personal stories, details of events, resources, and contacts.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - - Offers information on guidelines, consultations, methodology and contacts.

Scottish Partnership For Palliative Care - - Information about palliative and cancer care, group profile, services, training, and contacts.

Scottish Public Health Observatory - - Public health intelligence unit with medical statistics, news and resources.

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.

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.

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

Thistle Helathcare Ltd - - Residential care home provider; offers details on company, facilities, locations and contacts. Located in Glasgow, East Kilbride, Biggar, Wishaw, and Dundee.

Voluntary Health Scotland - - National intermediary body of voluntary and community health organisations; includes forum, library, news and events, and contacts.

You can stop smoking - - Health Scotland provides help in quitting smoking with a national NHS stop smoking campaign.