- BMA
Website: http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/content/home
The British Medical Association
- British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine
Website: http://www.bimm.org.uk/
The BIMM aim to promote education and research in the science and art of musculoskeletal medicine for the ultimate benefit of the public.
- Department of Health
Website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Home
- General Practitioners with a Special Interest
Website: http://www.gpwsi.org.uk/
A resource for GPs and PCTs. It brings GPSI information together on one easy to access site and provides a guide to setting up GPwSI services.
- GMC
Website: http://www.gmc-uk.org/index.asp
General Medical Council
- Healthcare Commission
Website: http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/homepage.cfm
The Healthcare Commission is the health watchdog for England. It checks that healthcare services meet the required standards in safety, cleanliness, waiting times and many other areas.
- List of Registered Medical Practitioners
Website: https://webcache.gmc-uk.org/ods/home.do
The GMC’s list of registered doctors
- Locum Monkey
Website: http://www.locummonkey.co.uk/
Email: [email protected]Locum Monkey is UK’s first free locum finding service for general practitioners.
- National Association of Primary Care (NAPC)
Website: http://www.napc.co.uk/
NAPC is the only membership organisation whose main focus of support is General Practice and all its staff, while, at the same time, supporting Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in developing their relationships with them.
- National Clinical Assessment Service
Website: http://www.ncas.npsa.nhs.uk/
The National Clinical Assessment Service promotes patient safety by providing confidential advice and support to the NHS in situations where the performance of doctors and dentists is giving cause for concern.
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE )
Website: http://www.nice.org.uk/
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health.
- National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Website: http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/
The NPSA is a Special Health Authority that was established in July 2001 to co-ordinate the reporting of patient safety incidents and to learn from these incidents to improve patient safety in the NHS.
- NHS Alliance
Website: http://www.nhsalliance.org/default.asp
NHS Alliance is the representational organisation of primary care and Primary Care Trusts. Currently the Alliance represents over 90% of Primary Care Trusts (and many of their equivalent organisations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland).
- NHS Confederation
Website: http://www.nhsconfed.org/index.cfm
The NHS Confederation is the independent membership body for the full range of organisations that make up the NHS.
- NHS Employers
Website: http://www.nhsemployers.org/
NHS Employers is responsible for workforce and employment issues, working on behalf of NHS organisations in England.
- Primary Care Rheumatology Society
Website: http://www.pcrsociety.org/
- Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
Website: http://www.rcgp.org.uk/
The RCGP is the academic organisation in the UK for general practitioners. Its aim is to encourage and maintain the highest standards of general medical practice and act as the voice of GPs on education, training and standards issues.
- Royal Society of Medicine
Website: http://www.rsm.ac.uk/index.php
The Royal Society of Medicine is an independent, apolitical organisation, founded 200 years ago. It is one of the largest providers of continuing medical education in the UK.
- saferhealthcare
Website: http://www.saferhealthcare.org.uk/ihi
saferhealthcare is an online resource for healthcare workers and managers that aims to provide evidence, information, tools, and innovative solutions to improve patient safety in all healthcare settings.
