You can help your patients (and their families) learn more about their health conditions by pointing them towards information from trustworthy sources.  The sites below provide good overviews about a wide range of medical conditions.  They can also be used to help staff at all levels increase their knowledge.

Royal Surrey Patient Information Leaflets

  • Approved Patient Information Leaflets available from the Royal Surrey website

NHS.UK

  • Freely available, trustworthy and reliable
  • A-Z listing for health conditions
  • Allows you to search for GPs, Hospitals and Dentists

Patient

  • Freely available
  • Allows you to search for health conditions and medicines
  • Search for GPs, Dentists and support groups

UpToDate Anywhere

  • Access via the RSCH Trust desktop or register for mobile access
  • Printable information
  • Provides two levels of patient information, The Basics (1-2 pages) and Beyond the Basics (3-5 pages)

Reading Well for Mental Health

  • Produced by the reading Agency
  • Information and support for people with common mental health needs and for dealing with difficult feelings and experience
  • A collection of books available for library members to borrow from the Royal Surrey Library