Useful links

The National Health Service (NHS) website for England to help you find information and services to help you manage your health. www.nhs.uk

It now incorporates the work of NHS England www.england.nhs.uk

NHSScotland consists of 14 regional NHS Boards which are responsible for the protection and the improvement of their population’s health and for the delivery of frontline healthcare services and 7 Special NHS Boards and 1 public health body who support the regional NHS Boards by providing a range of important specialist and national services. www.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Wales is the public funded National Health Service of Wales providing healthcare to some 3 million people who live in the country.

The Welsh Government sets the Health Care strategy and NHS in Wales delivers that strategy and services via the seven Local Health Boards, three NHS Trusts and two Special Health Authorities. The NHS has a key principle which is that - Good healthcare should be available to all. www.wales.nhs.uk

Online Health and Social Care Services Northern Ireland  (HSCNI) is the strategic planning and performance group of the Department of Health http://online.hscni.net

The best place to find government services and information. This includes access to, benefits, child care and all departments of the UK Government. GOV.UK

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regulates medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the UK. MHRA website

Anyone can report an issue with a medicine, vaccine, medical device, blood product or e-cigarette to the Yellow Card scheme.

The Yellow Card scheme is run by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which safeguards medical products quality and efficacy in the United Kingdom. Reporting makes a big difference Make a Yellow Card report

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), provides evidence-based guidelines for best practices in healthcare, supporting both professionals and the public. www.nice.org.uk

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) provides advice to NHSScotland about the value for patients of newly licensed medicines. Scottish Medicines Consortium 

AWTTC is an NHS organisation and delivers a range of services. These services support the best use of medicines to help patients in Wales be healthier and better-informed. All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre

Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. Making sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. They monitor, inspect and regulate services and publish what they find. Where they find poor care, they will use their powers to take action. www.cqc.org.uk

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) prevents, prepares for and responds to infectious diseases, and environmental hazards, to keep all our communities safe, save lives and protect livelihoods. They provide scientific and operational leadership, working with local, national and international partners to protect the public's health and build the nation's health security capability. UK Health Security Agency

Focuses on improving the nation's health so that everyone can expect to live more of life in good health, and on levelling up health disparities to break the link between background and prospects for a healthy life. OHID is part of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities