The organisations in this section provide information on general health issues, including general physical health.
You will also find information on health in the Advice and Support section.
A national charity campaigning to improve the lives of people with ME in the UK
Black and minority ethnic health and community care equality issues.
Aims to register as many 18 to 45 year old potential life savers of African, African Caribbean and Mixed Parentage descent onto the UK Bone Marrow Register.
Delivers reliable and accurate HIV information across the world to HIV-positive people and to the professionals who treat, support and care for them.
Information about the practice and the services on offer at this private consulting rooms
Giving you information about Asthma and the work of the charity
The largest volunteering organisation in hospitals and community care.
A UK charity working to reduce the impact that back pain has on our lives
The practice offers a full range of services with preventive medicine playing a primary role
Welcome to the BBC health guide, getting the most from your health care
Aiming to raise the profile of black health issues and services
Provides information that is of interest to medical professionals, people with Cochlear Implants as well as potential patients and their families.
A charitable organisation that aims to play a leading role in the fight against heart disease
National charity for adult liver disease.
Supports people affected by lung disease
Help people affected by major emergencies, such as train crashes and floods, ensuring that victims, survivors and their families
An official website where you can access information on tinnitus
A local charity providing emotional support and home-based practical help to people living with cancer, their carers and families.
Provides skilled and experienced Cancer Counsellors and Psychotherapists for cancer patients, their families, friends, and care givers
Provides online information and support on cancer for patients in the Manchester area
A wealth of information about the charity and about cancer.
Cancer information service, with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.
A free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. It is brought to you by Cancer Research UK.
NHS Trust site with links to hospitals within the trust
The UK support group representing the interests of people with a colostomy and providing support, reassurance and practical information to ostomates
The Commission's role is to make sure the public is involved in decision making about health and health services in England.
Community Alcohol Team (Manchester) Helps people want to cut down or stop their drinking and also helps people affected by someone else's drinking Contact Address: Manchester Community Alcohol Team, 5th Floor, Mauldeth House, Mauldeth Road West, Manchester M21 7RL * One-to-one appointments are held in nearby health centres or local doctor’s surgeries Phone: 0161 882 1300 Fax: 0161 882 1344 Web: www.manchestercat.org Contact Email Alison.rodriguez@manchester.nhs.uk
Aims to reduce health inequalities and improve the quality of life of general public, particularly the BME communities.
We're here to help you deal with common ailments, such as cold and flu, pain and the minor symptoms of stress
For People with Bladder and Bowel Problems
Provides information for deaf women on breast cancer
Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications
Information about the practice and the services that we offer
Home to GP surgery; Pharmacy; Services for long term health conditions; Carers Support team and NHS Expert Patients Programme * Re-Energise Employment Support
Part of the health service that covers all those health professions you might come into contact with outside of a hospital
Cancer support website
An independent quarterly magazine about health politics and policy
The local health forum for Gorton
Promoting vital research into heart disease
Helps anyone within the Greater Manchester Area who has had, or is about to have, an Ileostomy or Internal Pouch operation by helping them get back to 'normal life'. Offers advice and support on a range of issues including stoma management and how this will affect aspects of life such as social activities and relationships. Works with the Primary Care Services in order to improve the quality of patient care and to shorten the length of the rehabilitation process.
Providing information about immunisation vaccines and the diseases they protect against
Local health centre in Levenshulme, including a dental practice
Keep up to date with progress on the new Healthy Living Centre du to open in late 2006
Works with the voluntary and community sector on the strategic development of services which respond to local needs and to people as individuals
Responsible for providing primary care and community health services for people who live in Manchester
A prestigious centre of ophthalmic education and research which has a national and international reputation for excellence
Contact details for this hospital on Oxford Road, Manchester
Provides health information to the UK's 1.6 million Muslim community
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Provides up to date information about our plans and for you to feedback your ideas
Describes the work of the Centre, to ensure that anyone who may need it knows what is done there and what it can offer.
Odopa Centre is a non-profit making organisation based in Manchester, England that was founded in October 2008. The Centre provides community -based services to a spectrum of society, particularly in areas of culture, art, education, health and intergeneration integration. It provides support and activities which develop young people with skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. Within the Centre is Odopa Cultural Group that works mainly but not exclusively in schools and community arts centres introducing, demonstrating and teaching aspects of Afrikan culture, especially the music, visual arts, drama, storytelling and dance (and associated arts) of West Afrika. It acts as a producing and performing company of innovative traditional and contemporary Afrikan dance and music for the community, mid scale and large scale venues. It tours nationally and internationally. And promote cultural exchanges between Afrika and other parts of the World. Odopa aim is to advance the education of the public concerning Afrika and its art, anthropology and culture. Our core project is a programme of participatory combined arts workshop that we run at the Centre and in schools.
Allows everyone to see what patients are saying about hospital services, it also offers a way to feed the experience of patients back to the NHS so that their insights and ideas can be put to good use.
Patient UK is a directory of UK websites that provide information on health, disease and illness
Enables PCTs to make the Health Service in their areas significantly fairer for black and minority ethnic communities.
Provides online information about the hospital
Patient and Public Involvement Forum for Salford. Helping to shape the future of health.
Information about the services available for Deaf and hard of hearing people from Tameside Social Services