Useful Links

NHS and Department of Health Websites

• Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
• NHS Bedfordshire & Luton cluster website 
• Department of Health
• DoH National Service Framework For Coronary Heart Disease
• NHS Midlands and East Strategic Health Authority
• East & North Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust 
• Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Trust
• NHS Choices - Coronary Heart Disease the NHS information resource on CHD
• NHS Choices - Stroke the NHS information resource on stroke and TIA
• NHS Direct
• NHS Improvement NHS Improvement is currently working with over 270 sites in England to transform, deliver and build sustainable improvements across the entire pathway of care in cancer, diagnostics, heart and stroke services. NHS Improvement works closely with the Department of Health with all work aligned to national priorities and supporting delivery of key national strategies
• NHS UK  Everything you need to know about NHS Services in England
• Please Ask  The National Patient Safety Agency's website for patients 
• www.eoescg.nhs.uk/Services/Vascular  East of England Vascular Service Review
• West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Voluntary and Charitable Organisations

• Arrhythmia Alliance The heart rhythm charity
• Atrial Fibrillation Association Information and support for those affected by atrial fibrillation
• BCPA  British Cardiac Patients Association 
• British Heart Foundation
• British Society for Heart Failure
• Carers UK
• Connect Information and support for people with aphasia
• Crossroads Care Information for carers and stroke survivors about breaks and practical help at home
• CRY  CRY is a charity founded in May 1995 to raise awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young
• Different Strokes Information and support for younger stroke survivors
• GUCH  Grown Up Congenital Heart Patients Association
• Health Talk Online  A website giving personal experiences of health and illness
• Lifegeta A stroke Survivor 's road to recovery
• My Stroke of Luck  Seven steps to recovery - a stroke survivor's story 
• NICE National Institute of Clinical Excellence
• Nutritionist Resource This is a free, confidential service enabling those in need to find a nutritionist close to them and appropriate for their needs
• Patient UK  Comprehensive, free, up to date health information as provided by GPs to patients during consultations
• SADs  Sudden Adult Death Trust
• Speakability Information for people with aphasia and their carers
• Stroke Association Information, support and news from The Stroke Association
• Therapy Directory promotes the benefits of complementary therapy

Quick Links

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• British Heart Foundation
   
• Stroke Association