Professional and specialty health sites -
if you are involved with a charity or support group that you would like to link
here please drop me an email or call.
www.cot.co.uk - The College of Occupational Therapy
www.napot.org - The National Association
of Paediatric OT's - The specialist branch of COT
www.dys-add.com - An excellent site on Dyslexia
www.hemihelp.org.uk - A really
helpful site with information on hemiplegia (Cerebral Palsy)
www.abilitynet.org.uk - This site
offers advice on the use of computers for people with difficulties. They
have fact sheets, alternative and adaptive technology options and a vast array of
links to useful sites.
Information about the profession and the
professionals including search sites
www.specialistinfo.com - Looking
for a consultant who specialises in a particular illness or
treatment? This is the place to go. You can search by
Consultant, NHS Trust, Hospital or specialism. although some of the most
useful information is only available to members.
www.empoweredpatient.co.uk
- This is another really useful site that enables you to search by
'problem' or Consultant name and does so based on your postcode. Also
great data on your local health trust.
www.london-consultants.org
- More of a focus on the private health market as you might expect with
excellent search engines and data.
Other sites we find useful
www.viamichelin.com - Need
driving directions and maps for Europe? This is the place to go.
www.multimap.com - Go to the directions
link if you need
to know how to get somewhere, what the mileage is and how long it will
take.
www.theaa.com/travelwatch
- Excellent data on lots of motoring stuff and also on road works and
jams across the country. If you want up to the minute motorway
stuff then look below.
www.vauxhall.co.uk
- This might seem
odd but in here you can access real-time news on all those motorway jams, for
FREE. If this link does not work go to the TrafficNet link under 'Travel
& Leisure - Traffic Information' on Vauxhall's Home page. Wait for the downloaded map; it shows
current traffic speeds on all UK motorways.
www.ukphonebook.com - Did you know
you can get directory enquiries, private or business FREE here. It
also provides the full address and a link to an online map.
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