Friday, 10 February 2012
EquipLinks: Epilepsy
BBC Guide to Epilepsy
Provides detailed information, links and recent news on epilepsy
This resource was last checked on: 18 May 2011
Become an Expert Patient
Attend an Expert Patients course and take control of your long-term condition. Find ways to control your symptoms so you can live the life you want. Expert patient courses take place over six weeks (2.5 hours a week) and are led by people who, themselves, live with a long-term medical condition.
This resource was last checked on: 28 September 2011
Books Beyond Words
A series of books for adults and adolescents who cannot read or who have difficulty reading, books include information on medical topics, keeping healthy, about the body, bereavement, crime.
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Has the medical rules for driving with specific health problems
This resource was last checked on: 11 April 2011
Easy Health
This website includes: Health leaflets that are easy to understand; Films showing visits to health professionals; Information for patients on improving your health and wellbeing ; Information for health professionals on improving the way you work; Useful help-lines and other websites. Topics include: Abuse, Ageing, Alcohol, Asthma, Autism, Blood Test, Bowel and Bladder, Breast examination, Calling an ambulance, Cancer, Chemist, Colds and flu, CT Scan, Death, Dementia, Dentist, Depression, Diabetes, Down syndrome, Ears, Epilepsy, Exercise, Eyes, Feeling upset, Grief, Healthy activities, Healthy eating, Hearing, Heart disease, Hernia, Hospitals, Hygiene, Hypertension, Love and sex, Maternity, Medication, Menopause, Old age, Pain and discomfort, Periods, Physiotherapy, Sexual health, Smear test, Smoking, Staying healthy, Stomach, Sunburn, Teeth, Testicles, Weight
This resource was last checked on: 09 January 2012
Elfrida Society
Booklets for people with learning disabilities including: Food, Keep Clean, Safety in The Home, Coming for a Drink, Epilepsy; Medical Procedures Leaflets: Having an EEG, Having a CT scan, Having an MRI scan, Having a blood test; Women's Health Booklets: Getting rid of fibroids, Hysterectomy is it right for you?, Hysterectomy having the operation, Cathy has Thrush, Period Problems, Your Private Parts Pack, Drug Pack
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Epilepsy Action
A UK site with detailed information on epilepsy
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
Health Talk (was DIPEX)
Experiences of UK patients with illnesses available in video, audio or text format
This resource was last checked on: 11 April 2011
National Society for Epilepsy
Information on all aspects of living with the condition including 'About Epilepsy' which is a pack designed with and for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
Patient UK
A UK site of links to other websites by topic and patient information leaflets written by doctors. Some of the leaflets are translated into Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu
This resource was last checked on: 05 May 2011
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