| Scotland
- Health Related |
| •Alcohol
Information Scotland |
| The Alcohol
Information Scotland website provides a wide range of information
on alcohol for Scotland. This includes statistics, research, publications,
key policy documents and practice guidelines as well as links to
useful websites. Up to date news is reported through daily media
monitoring.
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| •NHS
Board Websites |
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| •Health
Scotland |
| Health Scotland
aim to ensure "that people have adequate information about health
and the factors which influence it" in Scotland. |
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| •Scottish
Health Statistics |
| Scotland
has some of the best health service data in the world. Few other
countries have information which combines high quality data, consistency,
national coverage and the ability to link data to allow patient
based analysis and follow up. |
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| •Scottish
Public Health Observatory |
| The ScotPHO
website is a collaborative venture led by ISD Scotland and NHS Health
Scotland. Along with summary data and statistics, the website provides
background information, interpretation, policy notes, data sources,
references and links to further information for a wide range of
topics related to the health of the Scottish population. |
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| •SHOW
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| Scottish
Health On The Web -Scotland has some of the best health service
data in the world. |
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| •Health
Protection Scotland |
| "HPS is a
division of NHS National Services Scotland which works at the very
heart of the health service across Scotland, delivering services
critical to frontline patient care and supporting the efficient
and effective operation of NHS Scotland." |
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| •Clinical
Resource and Audit Group(now part of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland) |
| "The Clinical
Resource and Audit Group was the lead body within Scottish Executive
Health Department promoting Clinical Effectiveness in Scotland.
On January 1st 2003 CRAG became part of NHS Quality Improvement
Scotland." |
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| •Knowledge
Network |
| This website
powered by NHS Education for Scotland is a source of e-learning,
information and community tools for NHS staff. |
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| •Social
Services Knowledge Scotland |
| The Social
Services Knowledge Scotland website is one of the portals provided
by the Knowledge Network site (link provided above). It gives seamless
access to various content from the Knowlege Network website , the
IRISS Learning Exchange, the Social Care Institute for Excellence
(SCIE) and a number of other sources. In addition, it provides online
community tools to support practitioners, managers and teams to
gather and share personal and local knowlege and experience. |
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| UK
- Health Related |
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| •National
Collaborating Centre for Drug Prevention(Liverpool John Moores University
- CPH) |
| "The National
Collaborating Centre for Drug Prevention (NCCDP) was originally
established as a research partnership between the National Institute
for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Centre for Public
Health at Liverpool John Moores University. It has strong links
with the National Young People Government Departments responsible
for drugs and maintains a broad network of local, national and international
experts in drug misuse theory and practice". |
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•National
Health Service
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Portal site for NHS services in the UK.
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| •National
Treatment Agency |
| The NTA(National
Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse) aims to increase the availability,
capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England.
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| •Substance
Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) |
| Substance
Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) is a developing network
to support GPs and other members of the primary health care team
who work with substance misuse. The project team produces the Substance
Misuse Management in General Practice newsletter (Network), and
organises the annual conference 'Managing Drug Users in General
Practice'. |
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| •Counselling
Directory |
| A support
network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information
on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered.
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| World
- Health Related |
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•National
Institute on Drug Abuse - US
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| NIDA was
established in 1974, and in October 1992 it became part of the National
Institute of Health and plays an important role in programs of drug
abuse research. |
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•National
Institutes of Health (NIH - US)
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| Founded in
1887, the National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's
foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for
medical research in the U.S. The NIH, comprised of 25 separate Institutes
and Centers, is one of eight health agencies of the Public Health
Service which, in turn, is part of the US Department of Health and
Human Services. |
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•Substance
Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
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| SAMHSA is
an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services charged
with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment,
and rehabilitation services. |
