Professional Bodies

NHS Alliance

NHS Alliance is the organisation that is leading primary care, primary care organisations and the new NHS. It currently represents over three quarters of Primary Care Groups and Trusts

NMAS

Nursing and Midwifery Admissions Service. The body to which students apply to undertake pre-registration diploma courses in nursing

NMC - Nursing and Midwifery Council

The Nursing and Midwifery Council replaced the UKCC and National Boards of Nursing as the governing body of nursing in the UK

RCN

Royal College of Nurses

RCPCH

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

UCAS

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. The body to which students apply to undertake pre-registration degree courses

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Government Health Sites

Department of Health

Official website for the Department of Health

Learn Direct

Information on courses, and funding, in the UK

NHS Careers

Official website for the National Health Service Careers Service

NHSDirect

Gateway to health information on the internet

NHS Choices

Official gateway to National Health Service organisations on the Internet

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Nurse Education

CarePlans.com

Information on Care Plans

Embrace Learning - Health and Social Care Training - providing comprehensive learning solutions in a range of areas including the Health and Social Care sectors.

Master Class Plus

"An innovative approach to professional lifelong learning, helping nurses, midwives and health visitors to meet PREP (CPD) requirements and have the opportunity to gain university credits towards a diploma or degree

National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) for people with a professional interest in epilepsy

The website draws on the expertise of NSE's clinicians and researchers, and covers all relevant areas including diagnosis, treatment, psychosocial issues, equipment and training.

Martindales Health Science Guide

Information and interactive anatomy and physiology site

National Kidney Federation

UK charity run by Kidney patients for kidney patients. Contains information on kidney structure and diseases.

National Library of Medicine

PubMed is the National Library's online search service that provides access to over 11 million citations of MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE and other related databases.

Nurse Minerva

Relates biological concepts in the context of nursing and health care. Submitted questions are researched and answered.

Nursing School

This site will give you more information about the educational offers in nursing, the programs, levels, possible career options, and especially about travel nursing which is becoming more and more popular each day

Pain Talk

The national discussion forum and community for UK Healthcare Professionals with an interest in acute, chronic or palliative pain management.

Student Nurse

The place to come for advice, support and information on interviews, placements,mentors and loads more.

Virtual Hospital - Atlas of Human Anatomy

Contains detailed cross-sections of the human body, clearly labelled

RDN Virtual Training Suite

Tutorials for Student Nurses

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Medical Books and Journals

Amazon Books - Nursing Titles

On-line bookstore with large selection of nursing related titles

Blackwell Science

Blackwell Science Nursing and Allied Health Resource Centre. Contains full listings of all Blackwell Science products within the nursing and allied health area and details of future publications.

BMJ Publishing Group

Produces a number of nursing journals eg Evidence Based Nursing

British National Formulary

The BNF provides healthcare professionals with authoritative and practical information on the selection and clinical use of medicines

British Journal of Community Nursing

British Journal of Midwifery

British Journal of Nursing

Internurse.com

Nursing Internet Journal

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Nurse Print

Launched in 2006 to provide a single, dedicated website for nursing and midwifery students. Offering discounted text books and equipment.

Nursing Residential Care

Journal for the professional and clinical needs of care assistants, care workers, nurses, residential care workers and managers working in both nursing and residential care homes

Nursing Standard

Clinical resources and links with up-to-date news and research

Nursing Times

Daily news, features and links from the online service of the UK nursing magazine

Oxford University Press

Publications range from medical student texts and clinical handbooks, to multivolume international reference texts. Also publish a number of medical and biomedical journals, and CD ROMS, some with online updates or abstracts.

Return Ticket Please - Derek Williams

The story of the author's determined struggle to recover from the devastating effects of an alcohol-induced stroke. This book is an excellent resource for Stroke-rehabilitation therapy workers, stroke survivors and their families and friends.

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Nursing Resources and News

Ethics

Site of the Centre for Professional Ethics at the University of Keele

Foundation of Nursing Studies

The Foundation of Nursing Studies is a charity dedicated to supporting nurses to put nursing research into practice to improve patient care

International Council of Nurses

The International Council of Nurses is a federation of national nurses? associations (NNAs), representing nurses in more than 120 countries

Just for Nurses

Topical discussions, access and exchange information of relevance to nursing profession

Medic8

Provides information and links to nursing and midwifery organisations, journals and databases

MedicalConferences.com

Provide worldwide information on medical education and conferences for healthcare professionals.

Reuters Health

Daily news service on health care issues

Thornbury Nursing Research Portal

Contains links to other nursing websites and search facility for journals, research papers, news bulletins etc

YoungMinds

YoungMinds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.

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Student Nurses

Nursing Students

Links and other information for student nurses in the UK.

Studentzone

Student website with careers, academic, travel and legal features

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Nurse Agencies

British Nursing Association

BNA is a leading provider of healthcare professionals in the UK

Nurse Agencies

Contact details for nursing agencies throughout the UK

Wimborne Nursing Agency

Wimborne nursing agency is the leading independent nurses agency in the south. Supplying trained nurses and healthcare assistants for short and long term assignments to local healthcare services in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.

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Nursing Abroad

Africa Centre

Aims to provide information and increase social awareness and knowledge of Africa to all interested parties

American Nurses Association

Represents the interests of the nation's 2.6 million registered nurses

Welcome to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Incorporated (ANMC)

ANCI is a peak national nursing body concerned with national standards and processes for the regulation of nursing within Australia

Britain-Tanzania Society

Aims to increase the understanding between the people of Britain and Tanzania, to welcome visitors to the host country, to offer support and friendship to students and to finance small community based projects in rural Tanzania.

Canadian Nurses' Association

Promotes high standards of practice, education, research and administration.

GoWorkAbroad

A Public interest website that focuses on finances, language issues, legalities and practicalities of working abroad.

Nursing Abroad

Partner site to NursingNetUK with comprehensive information on voluntary and paid opportunities overseas

Nursing in the UK

Partner site to NursingNetUK offering advice to nurses trained outside the UK who wish to work as a nurse in the UK

The Royal College of Nursing, Australia

Professional organisation representing nurses from all practice areas throughout Australia

Sydney Migration Consultancy

Specialises in all facets of temporary and permanent residence applications on and offshore for Australia in accordance with the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Migration law and regulations.

Volunteer Africa

A guide to volunteering opportunities in Africa

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Other Jobs Sites

Nursing Homes in Scotland - Priority Care manage six nursing homes in Scotland.

nhsjobs.net - Comprehensive database of NHS jobs

A Perfect CV - CVs / resume design service.

More Nursing Jobs Websites

UK jobs search engine

HealthJobsUK

Partner site to NursingNetUK providing database of current vacancies in all health sectors across the UK from Porter to Consultant

Jobs.ac.uk

Includes a number of research jobs (eg scientific and technical) at universities in the UK

New Scientist

NHSJobs.com

Large database of health sector vacancies in the NHS, and in agencies and with private healthcare providers.

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

States of Guernsey Board of Health

The Board of Health provides hospital and community based services 59,000 people living on Guernsey and its dependent Islands.

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