Health Children

See also:

ACT - Provides information to families and professionals involved in palliative care for children with life-threatening or terminal conditions.

The Alexander Trust - Information about dolphin therapy for children with special needs.

Avon Longitudinal Study of Children and Parents - Details of a Bristol based study into child health and development, including publications and presentations.

BBC Health: A to Z of Children's Ailments - Offers causes, symptoms and treatments of many illnesses. Includes relevant links.

Birth Defects Foundation - Registered charity that aims to fund research, provide support and increase awareness.

British Institute for Brain Injured Children - Registered charity encouraging home-based therapy to help children variously diagnosed as having autism, autistic tendencies and brain damage.

ChildHealthMonitor.org (CHM) - Information on the latest research from medical journals, translated into everyday language. [Paid subscription required for the majority of articles.]

Children First and Always - Information about general health, and staying in hospital, aimed at various ages. Written by GOSH Trust.

General Practice Notebook - Paediatric - Clinical reference guide, aimed at health care professionals. Includes paediatrics by system, diseases and conditions, and emergencies.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity - Provides details of events, latest news, and ideas for getting involved. Includes a section for kids and teens.

Kick Asthma - Includes news, facts and magazine articles, games and a message board. Also includes an asthma dictionary.

Kirsty Appeal / Rainbow Family Trust - Information about this child's hospice, including latest news, and future events.

Patient UK: Information Leaflets - Child Health - Offers basic details about a variety of conditions, includes references.

Samantha Dickson Research Trust - A charity to help find a cure for childhood brain tumours. Offers support and advice to patients and families.

Sargent Cancer Care for Children - Charity caring for children with cancer providing support for families at home and in hospital from the day of diagnosis. News, events, publications and donation page.

South West Child Protection Procedures - Jargon-free and interactive guide for all professionals working with children and young people in the South West of England.

Whizz-Kidz : The Movement for Non-Mobile Children - Charity helping disabled children throughout the UK, by providing mobility aids, training and advice. Includes a kid's zone.

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