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• - Official government site, launched to commemorate 50 years of the NHS. Information about the history, function and structure of the NHS.
  
• - Special health authority part of the NHS's work on quality. Provides a support service when there are concerns over the performance of a doctor.
  
• - Official government public information service for health concerns and issues. Includes links to support groups.
  
• - An official NHS site with seventy clinical resources for health professionals. Seven resources are limited to NHS staff only. Professional Portals also available for Nursing and allied Health.
  
• - Website managed by the Health Education Authority on behalf of the Department of Health. Supports the white paper, Saving lives - Our Healthier Nation. Contains a collection of links, contacts and resources, including a searchable national database.
  
• - Developments in clinical medicine and organisation within the British NHS as described in extracts from the book "From Cradle to Grave: fifty years of the NHS" written by Geoffrey Rivett.
  
• - Providing internal audit services to NHS organisations across Kent, Sussex, Surrey and South East London.
  
• - A behind the scenes look into the NHS. Written by a doctor and exploring the relationship between professional etiquette and patient care.
  
• - Primary Care Division of the NHS Executive. Details of the Government's new NHS developments. Primary Care Groups and Trusts, Walk-in Centres, Health Action Zones, PMS Pilots.
  
• - The 24 hour nurse-led telephone advice service run by the NHS. Provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of common conditions. When to seek medical help. Advice on healthy living.
  
• - Special Health Authority with the task of systematically appraising health interventions and producing national guidance on effectiveness. Full details of evidence and appraisal processes are supplied.
  
• - Health information for UK travellers.
  
• - National blood supply for England and North Wales. Facts about blood donation. Search and find a local blood donor session. Quizzes and games.
  
• - Information about group created to promote data quality within the NHS by providing information and support to health organisations.
  
• - Membership body for organisations comprising the NHS. Includes details of its aims and priorities, events and publications.
  
• - The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme is one of the largest elements of the National Health Service's Research and Development Strategy and makes an important contribution to developing a knowledge based NHS
  
• - The 'special' Health Authority with the responsibility for NHS information technology.