Physical health - gateway information

Access a wide range of information for all the family on:

medical conditions and illnesses
pregnancy and child development
sexual health

Through some useful websites that have been specially selected and monitored by staff at Telford & Wrekin libraries.

For information about the services and support available from the Council please view our health and social care pages.

Please note: Telford & Wrekin Council does not endorse any external sites and is not responsible for their content.

Information on medical conditions

BBC Health
Features current health stories, guides by subject, 'Ask a Doctor' inquiry feature, a searchable conditions database, and message boards.

Embarrassing Bodies
Provides condition guides, sexual health, STD checker, quick health advice, cancer checks and lots more.

Equip
NHS website with health information topics, general lifestyle and local services.

HealthSpace
An NHS initiative which offers a free, secure online personal health organiser where you can access and record your health information. It also links to Choose & Book where you can make your first outpatient appointment at a time, date and place to suit you.

Healthtalkonline
Personal experiences of health and illness in audio, video or written form, covering a wide range of conditions.

Information Prescription Service
Information prescriptions from the NHS allows you to create a printable document showing just the information you need about a particular condition including cancer and other conditions.

Lab Tests Online UK
Easy to understand information about medical tests. Also contains information about the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases.

Macmillan
Provides information, advice and support, and resources for all those affected by cancer. Covers all types of cancer, and includes answers to questions asked by people contacting Cancerbackup.

NHS Choices
Provides information on conditions, treatments, local NHS services and healthy living in the form of leaflets, audio and video. Patients can comment on their treatment, and users can see and compare hospital ratings.

NHS Direct
A nurse-led service run by the NHS for patients with questions about diagnosis and treatment of common symptoms. The website provides a health encyclopaedia, self-help advice based on common symptoms, and answers to common health questions.

Patient UK
Provides excellent printable leaflets on health and disease, medicines and tests (some translated into other languages and some available as audio files). Also has links to national support and self-help groups. Contains a directory of reviewed health and illness related websites, mainly from the UK.

Teen

Embarrassing Teenage Bodies
Embarrassing Teenage Bodies helps answer the common questions and health concerns of teenagers. The videos, condition guides and interactive applications provide clear, honest information about the changes going on in teenage bodies.

Gotateenager
Provides a social networking and advice site giving parents of teenagers a space to support each other through the challenges and successes of bringing up teens.

Teenage Health Freak
Provides cringe-free health information specific to teenagers. Includes a virtual surgery, an A to Z of health issues, and a facility to send in questions.