Information for patients

Based on the questions most frequently asked of the BMA service by the general public.

British Medical Association

Cochrane Consumer Network

A resource designed to help people understand health care research, with access to abstracts of systematic reviews.

Contact a Family

A support network for families with children with disabilities.

Enable Scotland

Support for those with, and carers of those with, learning disabilities.

Health Scotland

This site also targets health professionals, but has much information for the general public.

MD Consult

An information 'portal' for doctors, containg electronic books and journals, but also containing patient leaflets that you can annotate and print off. Use your NHS ATHENS login for access.

Medline Plus

The patient-oriented information service from the National Library of Medicine in the US.

NHS 24

nhs24.com provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self care advice for people in Scotland.

Patient UK

Extensive site, with hundreds of patient-information leaflets and thousands of links to support groups, all organised by category or searchable by keyword.