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In this section:
Local NHS
Addenbrookes Hospital [Local] Information for anyone using or visiting the hospital. NHS Choices Online information about health and illness, plus find GPs, hospitals, dentists. Papworth Hospital [Local] Provides specialised heart and lung services. Rosie Hospital [Local] Maternity and women's services. Based at Addenbrooke's. SHAC [Local] Cambridge walk-in centre for emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, sexual health advice and testing. Travelling to Addenbrookes Hospital [Local] Parking at Addenbrookes is limited, so here are other ways to get there. Local support organisations
Arthur Rank House [Local] Provides specialist palliative care services, for people who have a life threatening illness. Back in the Swing [Local] Exercise class for people who have had heart problems. Cambridge Cancer Help Centre [Local] Gives people with cancer and their carers an opportunity to meet and talk and socialise. Cambridge Evening News Citizens Guide [Local] Contacts for many local organisations by local newspaper. Select category and/or keyword/s. Cambridgeshire Drugs and Alcohol Action Team [Local] Working to reduce the harm that drugs cause to communities in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Headway [Local] Information for people who have had a head injury & their carers. CamSight [Local] Helping visually impaired people to lead an independent life. CAMTAD - Cambridge Campaign for Tackling Acquired Deafness [Local] Includes details of hearing help sessions offering advice and hearing aid care including re-tubing NHS hearing aids. DHIVERSE [Local] Basic HIV/AIDS facts. Local disability support organisations [Local] Organisations that support physical and mental disability. Mary Wallace Centre [Local] Information about cancer is available together with psychological, emotional, and practical support. ME Support Group [Local] Local support group for Chronic Fatigue sufferers. Parkinson's Disease Society [Local] Cambridge branch. Support, local groups, meetings, events. Patient Information Leaflets [Local] Online leaflets from Addenbrookes which can be printed off. Local mental health support
Cam-mind [Local] Cambridge's oldest mental health charity, providing support to people with mental health problems since 1908. Cambridge Manic Depression Fellowship Self Help Group [Local] Support people affected by manic depression (also known as bipolar affective disorder) and their family and friends. Depression Alliance Information about symptoms and treatments, plus local groups. Lifecraft [Local] Lifecraft is a social center for people with mental health problems. It is run by its members. Mental Health From Mind. Online information and local groups. Richmond Fellowship Cambridge [Local] Provides support to people recovering from mental health difficulties, through employment, volunteering and training. Guides to diseases
BBC Health Illnesses and conditions, health by age and gender, and more. NetDoctor Clear information about diseases and medical matters. NHS Choices Online information about health and illness, plus find GPs, hospitals, dentists. NHS Direct Health encyclopaedia and self-help guide. Patient.co.uk Leaflets, patient support groups, health websites. US Medline American site covering a wide range of medical information. US Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Uses technical medical language. Specific diseases
Alzheimer's Disease Society Care and research charity for those with dementia and their carers. Anaphylaxis Campaign Potentially fatal food allergies. Includes product alert. Asthma National Asthma Campaign. Factsheets about asthma and helpline, plus kids' zone. CancerHelp About cancer and cancer care by the Cancer Research Campaign. Diabetes UK Includes a guide to Diabetes. Eczema National Eczema Society. Information about eczema and available products to help. Epilepsy British Epilepsy Association. Information about epilepsy, news and links. Heart Health Heart conditions, treatment, etc. From British Heart Foundation. Lymphoma Net Supporting patients (and their families) with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Osteoporosis National Osteoporosis Society. Information about osteoporosis or brittle bone disease. Stroke Association Information and support. Addictions and disorders
Add Action [Local] Free and confidential services covering advice through to drug treatment for substance misusers over 18 and families. beat - Beating Eating Disorders Help and advice for people with eating disorders. Cambridgeshire Drugs and Alcohol Action Team [Local] Working to reduce the harm that drugs cause to communities in Cambridgeshire. Families Anonymous For relatives and friends concerned about the use of drugs. Release Confidential and legal advice for those in contact with drugs. The Centre for Recovery Drug abuse and dependence of legal and illegal drugs. Other health websites
Blood Donors Becoming a blood donor, sessions and their locations. Cambridge Healing - Holistic Lifestyle Group [Local] Free stress management, food safety and well-being sharing group. Cambridgeshire NHS [Local] Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust website. Disability Local and wider links for people with disabilities, including mental disabilities. East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) [Local] Maximising the quality of life for terminally ill children, their families and all who are special to them. East Anglian Air Ambulance [Local] Fully medically equipped helicopter serving the people of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. First Aid Interactive First Aid course from the BBC. First Aid Advice Online [Local] From St John Ambulance. First Aid videos Short, free, online videos explaining First Aid such as resuscitation. With sign language. HealthSpace A secure place on the internet where you can store all your personal health information. From the NHS. Hospice Organisations Links to UK hospices. Immunisation UK immunisations (vaccinations), what they are & when to do it. MAGPAS [Local] Volunteer doctors providing immediate care, supporting ambulances. Organ Donor Register Many people die each year before getting the transplant they need. By joining the register, you could help. Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman For complaints about the NHS. POhWER Free, confidential, independent support to people who wish to make a formal complaint about NHS funded services. Useful Health Website Links [Local] Provided by Cambridgeshire NHS website. Commercial health
Arjuna Health Centre [Local] Wide range of complementary and natural therapies. Basil Moss [Local] Qualified medical herbalist, currently establishing a practice in the heart of Cambridge. Birth and More [Local] Support from a doula during pregnancy, birth and postnatally. Cam Therapy Directory [Local] Directory of qualified practitioners of complementary therapies. Cambridge Chiropractic Health Centre [Local] Caring for the backs of Cambridge for over 30 Years. Cambridge Complementary Health Centre [Local] Complementary healthcare. In Rose Crescent. Cambridge Doula Services [Local] Providing practical and emotional support during childbirth. Cambridge Osteopaths [Local] Osteopathy clinic based in Cambridge and Haverhill. Cambridgeshire Consultancy [Local] Counselling services for individuals and organisations. CBT Services Cambridge [Local] Cognitive Behavioural Therapy aims to help you gain a perspective about whatever is troubling you. CI Healthcare [Local] Independent advice on private medical insurance. Coach House Clinic [Local] Alternative and conventional therapies clinic in Trumpington. Comfortable Birth [Local] Antenatal HypnoBirthing classes for a calm, comfortable birth. Counselling in Cambridgeshire [Local] Contacts for local counsellors. Daydreamzzz [Local] Life and business coaching and business mentoring. Edward Tuffnell [Local] Core Process Psychotherapy. Fenland Hypnotherapy [Local] Hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Herbal Energy [Local] Comberton based distributors of Herbalife weight loss, weight gain and sports nutrition products. Hypnotherapy Directory [Local] Hypnotherapists in and near Cambridge. Inspiral [Local] Natural parenting seminar and other events. Inspired Chiropractic [Local] In Cambridge and Norwich. Jenny Henderson [Local] Core process psychotherapy. LighterLife Weight loss programme for those with at least 3 stone to lose. Liz Knox Energize@work [Local] Supplies Shiatsu-based on chair massage to regional businesses as a practical stress management service. Monika Dedus-Ephraim [Local] Qualified and accredited counsellor, psychosexual and couple therapist. Positive Wholeness [Local] Registered Hypnotherapist / Lightning Process practitioner. South Cambs Footcare [Local] In Orwell. Sunflower Health Stress Management Self-help Resources [Local] Stress counselling and holistic stress management articles and resources. Tania Cheslaw [Local] Hypnotherapy, Clinical Hypnosis, Psychotherapy, etc. The BodyLaser Clinic [Local] Cosmetic laser clinic in Regent Street, Cambridge. The Cambridge Medical Centre, Ltd. [Local] Local private medical and physiotherapy service. The Hypnosis Clinic [Local] Anxiety control using hypnosis. The Therapy Room [Local] Complementary Health Care. At Oxford Road, Cambridge. Touching Health [Local] We offer Shiatsu and Craniosacral Therapy in our clinic and in businesses, to promote health and overcome stress. Unlocking The Cage [Local] Life and career coaching, hypnotherapy and personal development training. Vivienne Serpell [Local] Therapy for couples and individuals (on e.g., eating disorders). |