Contents:
• Professional
bodies
- Arts
Therapists
- Dietitians
- Drama Therapists
- Music Therapists
- Occupational
Therapists
- Orthoptists
- Physiotherapists
- Podiatrists
and Chiropodists
- Prosthetists
and Orthotists
- Radiographers
- Speech
and Language Therapists
• Medical Conditions
- Alzheimer's
- Amputation
- Arthritis
- Aspergers Syndrome
/ Autism / Autistic Spectrum Disorder - ASD
- Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Brain tumour
- Cerebral palsy
- Coeliac
- Dementia
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Gangrene
- Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS)
- Manic Depression/
Bipolar disorder
- Motor Neuron Disease
(MND)
- Multiple Sclerosis
(MS)
-
Schizophrenia
- Skin Cancer
- Squint
- Stroke
• Careers
• Workforce
• Miscellaneous/Various
Professional bodies
Arts Therapists
British Association of Art Therapists
www.baat.org
Dietitians
The British Dietetic Association
www.bda.uk.com
British Nutrition Foundation
www.nutrition.org.uk/education/teachercentre/menu.htm
Drama Therapists
British Association for Drama therapists
http://www.badth.org.uk/therapy.html
Music Therapists
Association of Professional Music Therapists
http://www.apmt.org/
Occupational Therapists
College of Occupational Therapists
www.cot.co.uk
Orthoptists
British Orthoptic Society
www.orthoptics.org.uk
Physiotherapists
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
www.csp.org.uk
Podiatrists and Chiropodists
The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
www.feetforlife.org
The Society of Shoe Fitters
www.shoefitters-uk.org
Prosthetists
and Orthotists
British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists
www.bapo.com
Radiographers
Royal Society of Radiographers
www.sor.org
Speech and Language Therapists
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
www.rcslt.org
Medical Conditions
Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s society
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=14
Amputation
Limbless association
http://www.limbless-association.org/
Arthritis
Arthritis Research Campaign
http://www.arc.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=32
Aspergers Syndrome / Autism / Autistic
Spectrum Disorder - ASD
National Autistic Society
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=212
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=41
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD)
The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information
and Support Service
http://www.addiss.co.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=40
Brain tumour
Give hope – brain tumour support
http://www.givehope-btmr.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=61
Cerebral palsy
Scope
http://www.scope.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=93
Coeliac
Coeliac UK
http://www.coeliac.co.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=105
Dementia
Alzheimer’s society
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=124
Depression
Depression alliance
http://www.depressionalliance.org/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=127
Diabetes
Diabetes UK
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=128
Gangrene
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=170
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
The IBS network
http://www.ibsnetwork.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?ArticleID=217
Manic Depression/ Bipolar disorder
MDF The Bipolar Organisation (formally the Manic
Depression Fellowship)
http://www.mdf.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=47
Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
MND Association
www.mndassociation.org
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=251
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
The Multiple Sclerosis Society
http://www.mssociety.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=254
Schizophrenia
Rethink (formally national schizophrenia society)
http://www.rethink.org/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=329
Skin Cancer
Cancer Research UK
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
Squint
The eye care trust
http://www.eye-care.org.uk/index.php
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=348
Stroke
Stroke Association
http://www.stroke.org.uk/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/he.asp?articleID=351
Careers
Careers taskforce micro site
Aimed at young people looking at entering the NHS or Social Services.
www.lnrcareerstaskforce.nhs.uk
Care in Careers
Rising awareness of health and social care careers Includes
fact sheets, a DVD and case studies.
http://www.careincareers.co.uk/home.htm
Bright Futures!
Information about careers in the NHS, aimed at young people.
Includes a number of case studies.
http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/brightfutures/index.html
Healthcare Science Ambassadors
Information about healthcare science week and healthcare science
ambassadors.
http://www.hcsambassadors.org/
NHS Careers
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/careers/ahp
Local Government Careers
The local government employer's website with useful
information about AHP and other careers in councils.
http://www.lgcareers.com
Finding out about Funding for your Professional Studies
The Department of Health produces a guide, Financial
Help for Health Care Students, which explains the funding
available. You can order this guide by contacting:
Department of Health Publications Orderline
Tel: 08701 555 455
Email:dh@prolog.uk.com
The guide is about the support you can get if you attend
a health professional course in England, regardless of where
you live in the UK. If you attend a course in Wales, Scotland
or Northern Ireland broadly comparable arrangements will apply,
but you will need to consult the relevant national authorities
below for details:
Wales The NHS (Wales) Student Awards Unit
Tel: 029 2026 1495
Email: info@hpw.org.uk
Website: http://www.hpw.org.uk/
The Department for Employment and Learning, Student
Support Branch
Tel: 028 902 577 77
Email: studentsupport@delni.gov.uk
Website: www.student-support.org.uk
The Universities and Colleges Admission Service
Tel: 0870 1122211
Website: www.ucas.ac.uk/
Workforce
National Workforce Projects
The healthcare workforce portal provides universal access to healthcare workforce
planning information, knowledge, intelligence and skills development. It is
also a communication environment and is aimed at supporting the healthcare
workforce planning community across all sectors.
http://www.healthcareworkforce.org.uk/default.aspx
Miscellaneous/Various
Gondar Design Science
www.purchon.com/index.htm
Refugee
Refugee Council
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
Workforce Development Directorates in Strategic
Health Authorities
Within your local area there is an NHS organisation
responsible for building links with schools, providing local
careers advice and commissioning professional training. To
find out the contact details of your local workforce development
team visit the website.
http://www.nationalworkforce.nhs.uk
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