Weblinks

www.helpthehospices.org.uk
CLiP (Current Learning in Palliative Care)
Written by staff from St. Oswald's Hospice these are nearly 60 15 minute workshops on many aspects of palliative care. The are arranged into Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced Levels and can be used online, or downloaded for use by tutors, cares and learners.

www.hospiceinformation.info
Hospice information
Information site for all palliative care services in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

www.intellectualdisability.info
Learning about Intellectual Disabilities Health
Site looking at the palliative care aspects of people with life-limiting illness who also have an intellectual disability.

www.jr2.ox.ac.uk
Palliative and Supportive Care
The aim is to try and gather together information of interest in palliative care.

www.pallcare.info
Palliative Care Matters
Website for health care palliative care professionals.

www.book.pallcare.info
Palliative Care Handbook
A complete, online textbook on palliative care

www.palliativedrugs.com/
Palliative Drugs
An essential resource for all health professionals needing current and reliable information on palliative care drugs.

www.sheffield-palliative.org.uk/podcasts/
SPACEpods (Supportive and Palliative Care Education podcasts)
These are a unique initiative in internet-based education from the Academic Unit of Supportive Care at the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the Trent Palliative Care Centre. Using the now established technology of downloadable audio and video files - podcasts - we are able to offer colleagues and the wider public, access to the very latest research and clinical developments in this clinical field.Organisations

www.act.org.uk/
ACT (Association for Children’s Palliative Care)
A UK-registered charity which is striving to achieve the best quality of life and care for all children and young people with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions and their families.

www.palliative-medicine.org/
The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM)
An association of doctors who work in hospices and specialist palliative care units in hospitals. Formed in 1986, it now has approximately 800 members from all over the UK and Ireland, and includes doctors based overseas.

www.helpthehospices.org.uk/
Help the Hospices
The national charity for the hospice movement.

www.hospiceinformation.info/
Hospice information
A joint venture between St. Christopher's Hospice and Help the Hospices. It brings together the experience and established reputation for high quality of the Hospice Information Service at St. Christopher's and the national remit and innovative information developments of Help the Hospices. Together, we want to provide a world-class information service for health professionals and members of the public, on UK and international hospice and palliative care.

www.mencap.org.uk
Mencap is the a major learning disability charity in the UK working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers. They fight for equal rights, campaign for greater opportunities and challenge attitudes and prejudice. They also provide advice and support to meet people's needs throughout their lives.

www.bild.org.uk
British Institute of Learning Disabilities. Committed to improving the quality of life for people with a learning disability. Their vision is a world where people with a learning disability are accepted as equal citizens with the potential to make a positive contribution to their communities.

www.learningdisabilities.org.uk
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. They promote the rights, quality of life and opportunities of people with learning disabilities and their families. They do this by working with people with learning disabilities, their families and those who support them to do research and develop projects that promote social inclusion and citizenship, support local communities and services to include people with learning disabilities, make practical improvements in services for people with learning disabilities, spread knowledge and information.

www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities
The aim of the NeLH Specialist Library for Learning Disabilities is to provide quick access to key documents and evidence for health professionals.