General
Sites NHS
Choices is a one stop website where people can get all
the information they need about health, wellbeing and national
health services. Really useful student health information
is available at www.nhs.uk/Livewell/studenthealth
British
Pregnancy Advisory Service If you're worried you might
be pregnant. If you're pregnant and you don't know what to
do or you think you might want an abortion
Smart
offers confidential advice information and counselling
Health
Protection Agency comprehensive site covering all aspects
of infectious diseases at home and abroad. Please access before
travelling
Patient
UK Over 600 leaflets on health and disease
Smoking
website of the Oxfordshire Alliance on smoking issues
Studentzone
Studentzone aims to meet the information needs of students
on and off campus
For
International Students Information
for International Students
a Brookes website for all of our international students
The
NHS and You information from the Department of Health
UKCOSA
practical advice addressing the most important areas of concern
of international students studying in the UK
Mental
Health Oxford
Student Mental Health Network
support for students with mental health problems
Depression
Alliance information about the symptoms of, and treatments
for, depression
Changing
Minds Changing Minds is not a campaign about "them
out there" - it is a campaign about us, all of us, and
how mental health problems touch our lives.
Self
Harm support for the people that do self-harm and the
people it affects
Student
Survivors You can use this site regardless of whether
or not you currently feel like a survivor - the name is a
reflection that I/we believe that you can get through your
current difficulties and that each and everyone of you, no
matter how impossible it seems at present, can reach a place
of peace and contentment, free from mental health problems.
You can move forward and go on to be a student survivor!
Sexual
Health Playing
Safely advice about sex and sexually transmitted diseases
Marie
Stopes International one of the leading providers of sexual
and reproductive health care in the world
More
Specific Sites Anaphylaxis
Campaign
Thousands of people in the UK have life-threatening allergies.
The condition is known as anaphylaxis. The Anaphylaxis Campaign
was set up to help them
Cancer
Research UK website is for anyone who wishes to know more
about the charity, about cancer, or how to play a part in
our vision to cure cancer faster
dancesafe
promoting health and safety within the
rave and nightclub scene
Diabetes
Diabetes UK is the leading charity working for people with
diabetes
energyandvision
advancing the education of the public and in particular of
children and young people, concerning the use and misuse of
drugs and any other dangerous substances
Epilepsy
The National Society for Epilepsy is committed to providing
information and support to people with epilepsy
Meninigitis
advice and information from the Meningitis Trust
Migraine
The Migraine Trust is committed to supporting sufferers and
their families
Osteopathy
Brookes
clinics provide a full range of osteopathic treatments across
the lifespan (ante/postnatal, children, adults and older people).
They also provide comprehensive treatment options for sports
injuries and follow-up care. Discounts are available for both
staff and students.
SWEDA
Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders Association - "Serving
those affected by eating disorders" - The message boards
on this site have a section for students in Oxford
Tuberculosis general information and advice
UK
Thalassaemia Society advice and support for sufferers
and their families
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