Your care options
Your GP and team of health professionals should help you get the care that suits your best GPs, teams of health professionals working in the community, local hospitals and specialist cancer centres offer care for people living with cancer. Your ... [... more]
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Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental health conditions. A person that carries out psychiatry is called a psychiatrist. Unlike other mental health professionals such as psychologists and counsellors, psychiatrists must ... [... more]
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Home Helps
A carer is anyone who looks after a relative or friend who needs support because of age, mental health problems, physical or learning disability or illness. There are approximately 5.7 million carers in Britain excluding health professionals and ... [... more]
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Antenatal appointments
While you are pregnant, you will have regular antenatal care to check your health and the health of your unborn baby. The team of health professionals who provide your care may include your GP, one or more midwives, and a hospital antenatal ... [... more]
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Psychological symptoms:
Depression is a serious illness. Health professionals use the terms 'depression', 'depressive illness' or ' clinical depression' to refer to something very different from the common experience of feeling miserable or fed up for a short period of ... [... more]
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Visiting your GP
General Practitioners (GPs) are among a group of health professionals who offer a first line of contact between patients and the NHS. Usually, a small group of GPs work together in a practice, often referred to as a surgery, clinic or health ... [... more]
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Have Your Say
This section is for views, ideas and opinions not questions for health professionals. If you wish to send in comments about this site or to offer your ideas or thoughts on any health subject you fancy, please use the form below. To view the ... [... more]
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Stuart Yudofsky, M.D.
Prepared by a team of nationally respected health professionals, here is the definitive consumer guide to the powerful medications that have revolutionized the treatment of psychological illness, and includes: an alphabetical listing and ... [... more]
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Babies failing to thrive
The capacity to grow and develop is the essence of the human child, and it's frequently assessed by family, friends and health professionals. Causes of failure to thrive When a child fails to grow Breastmilk As soon as a new baby arrives in the ... [... more]
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Diagnosis and beyond
If your GP thinks there's any possibility your symptoms are connected with cancer, you'll be referred for tests. If the diagnosis is cancer, the treatment and care you receive will be up to you and a range of health professionals. If your tests ... [... more]
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Professionals who can help
There are many health professionals available to help you deal with cancer. Once diagnosed with cancer, you'll meet a range of health professionals who should work closely together to provide you with the care and support you need. Here we look ... [... more]
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Arthritis useful contacts
Provides medical research information, available support groups and advice for people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Support, advice and information for people with fibromyalgia, and health professionals. Support, information and resources on ... [... more]
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