| Medical
Associations, Societies, Councils, & Professional Bodies |
| Age
Anaesthesia Association |
This site is an information board for
professionals to read about the state of practice of anaesthesia in elderly patients
today. |
| American Medical Association |
The AMA is helping physicians help overwhelmed
caregivers. |
| Association
of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland |
This site is all about Anaesthetists in Great
Britain and Ireland. |
| Association of Police Surgeons |
The professional association for all police
surgeons in the United Kingdom, who work in the area of clinical forensic medicine. |
| Australian Medical Association |
The site is providing a service to its members
and the public about the Medical Association. |
| British Association for Accident & Emergency
Medicine |
Information about the organisation; to provide
academic resources including publications; and to offer a dynamic resource for
disseminating and collecting new information relevant to Accident & Emergency
Medicine. |
| British
Association of Medical Managers |
Up to date reports from our working groups,
details of events and publications as well as the latest developments in the
modernisation of the NHS. |
| British Association of Paediatric Surgeons |
Its objects are the advancement of study,
practice and research in paediatric surgery and the fostering of professional relations
with paediatric surgeons overseas. |
| British Dental Association |
The British Dental Association
is the national professional association for dentists. |
| British
Medical Association |
The British Medical Association is a
professional association of doctors, representing their interests and providing services
for its 123,000 plus members. |
| British
Psychological Society |
Our main objective is to advance and diffuse
knowledge of psychology. |
| British
Society of Rehabilitation Medicine |
The British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
is a learned society representing doctors who practice in Rehabilitation Medicine. |
| Canadian
Medical Association |
CMA's mission is to provide leadership for
physicians and to promote the highest standard of health and health care for Canadians. |
| Chartered
Society of Physiotherapy |
Claims to be the world's largest physiotherapy
web site. |
| Complementary Medical Association |
The Complementary Medical Association's (CMA)
primary aim is to promote ethical, responsible, professional complementary medicine to the
public and the medical profession. |
| Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine |
It acts as the enabling body to give effect to
the decisions taken by the Boards at CPSM and by the Privy Council. |
| Department of Health |
This site gives you the latest news and
information about the Department and our work. |
| DoctorsNet |
Doctors.net.uk is a peer-led Internet resource
for the UK medical profession. |
| General
Medical Council |
We have strong and effective legal powers
designed to maintain the standards the public have a right to expect of doctors. |
| General
Chiropractic Council |
The General Chiropractic Council (G.C.C.) is a
UK-wide statutory body with regulatory powers, established by the Chiropractors Act 1994.
It has four main duties: |
| General
Dental Council |
The GDC is the regulatory body of the dental
profession |
| General Optical Council |
The General Optical Council is the regulatory
authority in the UK and Northern Ireland responsible for the regulation of opticians. |
| General Osteopathic Council |
Osteopathy in the UK. |
| Health Service Commissioner for England Scotland
and Wales |
The Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Health
Service Ombudsman undertake independent investigations into complaints about government
departments, a range of other public bodies, and the National Health Service. |
| Hospital
Consultants and Specialists Association |
The HCSA is the professional body for senior
doctors. |
| Institute of Complementary Medicine |
As part of that programme, it has initiated a
research project to develop ways to control, regulate and research all the different
disciplines and techniques in ways that protect the qualified practitioners and ensure
safety of the general public. |
| Medical Defence Union |
The MDU is a mutual, non-profit making
organisation owned by our members - doctors, dentists, nurses and other healthcare
professionals. |
| Medical
and Dental Defence Union of Scotland |
We serve and protect the interests of medical
and dental professionals throughout the United Kingdom. |
| Medical
Protection Society |
This is a mutual association of doctors,
dentists and other healthcare professionals. |
| Medical
Research Council |
The MRC aims to improve health by promoting
research into all areas of medical and related science. |
| Medicines Control Agency |
The UK Medicines Control Agency (MCA) is an
Executive Agency of the Department of Health. |
| Medical Women's Federation |
The Medical Women's Federation online is
intended to promote open discussion amongst female doctors in a modern medium. |
| Malaysian Medical Association |
The Malaysian Medical Association, as a
professional body representing the largest number of medical practitioners in the country. |
| National Association of Non-Principals |
Helping change the way general practitioners are
treated in general practice. |
| National Electronic Library for Health |
The National Electronic Library for Health
Programme is working with NHS Libraries to develop a digital library for NHS staff,
patients and the public. |
| New Zealand Medical Association |
Providing support and services to members and
their practices. |
| NHS Primary Group Alliance |
NHS Alliance is an organisation that is leading
primary care, primary care organisations and the people, professionals and the managers
that work within them. |
| National Electronic Library for Health |
The National electronic Library for Health
Programme is working with NHS Libraries to develop a digital library for NHS staff,
patients and the public. |
| NHS Confederation |
The NHS Confederation is the only membership
body for all NHS organisations. |
| Organising
Medical Networked Information |
OMNI offers free access to a searchable
catalogue of Internet sites. |
| Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
Objects of advancing pathology and allied
sciences. |
| Primary Care National Electronic Library for Health |
An integrated communications and information
system for General Practice. |
| Publicsecta.com |
Public sector information. |
| Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
The RACS is an internationally recognised
organisation for 4700 surgeons who are based mainly in Australia and New Zealand. |
| Royal
College of Anaesthetists |
The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the
professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the United
Kingdom. |
| Royal College of Australian General Practitioners |
Royal College of Australian GPs. |
| Royal College of General Practitioners |
Encouraging, fostering and maintaining the
highest possible standards in general medical practice. |
| Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
This website is designed to provide information
about the College including details of Courses and Events, Examination regulations and
timetables and services for Fellows and Members |
| Royal College of Ophthalmologists |
Educates medical practitioners in the science
and practice of ophthalmology. |
| Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
Aims to advance the art and science of
paediatrics, improve standards of medical care to children, and to educate and examine
doctors in paediatrics. |
| Royal College of Pathologists |
We hope that the site's new design will enable
you to find what you are looking for more easily. Whether it be booking a College
scientific meeting, downloading a publication, or registering for CPD, we trust that you
will find your visit useful. |
| Royal College of Physicians |
For over 450 years the Royal College of
Physicians has played a pivotal role in maintaining standards of medical practice in
hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the aim of assuring quality care
for patients. |
| Royal College of Psychiatrists |
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the
professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and the Republic
of Ireland |
| Royal College of Radiologists |
This site contains a wide range of information
on College activities and resources. All of this section of the site is open to all users. |
| Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
The RCSED is committed to providing practical
programmes to ensure the highest possible standards practical programmes to ensure the
highest possible standards of surgical excellence. |
| Royal College of Surgeons of England |
An independent professional body committed to
promoting and advancing the higher standards of surgical care for patients. |
| Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
A school of medicine and school of
physiotherapy. |
| Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
Maintaining standards in medical education and
training. |
| Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain |
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great
Britain is the registration and professional body for pharmacists in all aspects of
practice. |
| Royal Society of Medicine |
Provides a broad range of
educational activities and opportunities for doctors, dentists, and veterinary surgeons,
including students of these disciplines; and allied health-care professionals. |
| Royal
College of Nursing |
That is why the RCN works in partnership with
patients to improve standards of patient care. |
| Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of
Glasgow |
The College has maintained standards in medical
education and training |
| Royal
College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
Electronic communication via the internet gives
us an ideal opportunity to facilitate greatly our communications, to make our interaction
much more two-way, and to allow us to become a more globally active College. |
| South African Medical Association |
The mission of the South African Medical
Association is to empower doctors to bring health to the nation. |
| The British Council - health section |
To provide a source of professional expertise on
health related activity. |
| United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing Midwifery
& Health Visiting |
Gives information on Nursing, Midwifery, Health
visiting and ordering publications. |