Dr. Catherine Goodwin - Psychology and Counselling
- Based in Risca South Wales, offering counselling for anxiety, stress, panic attacks, depression and phobias. Includes qualifications, FAQ and contact.
- http://www.psychologywales.co.uk

Care Forum Wales
- Lobbies for the care sector. Profile, membership information and news.
- http://www.careforumwales.org/

Depression Alliance Cymru
- Supports people affected by depression. Profile, publications, news and events.
- http://www.dacymru.ik.com

The Welsh NHS Confederation
- Brings together all the Welsh NHS organisations. Profile, publications, events and membership with articles.
- http://www.welshconfed.org/

Hafal
- Supports those affected by severe mental illness. Profile, activities and news with local contacts.
- http://www.hafal.org/

Sleep Apnoea
- Information about a support group based in North West Wales, including past and forthcoming events. Also offers some basic information. [English/Welsh]
- http://sleepapnoea.org/

Dyslexia Wales
- Details of a course which helps solve learning problems encountered by dyslexics. Contact information.
- http://www.dyslexiawales.com/

Ron Smith Cancer Appeal
- Cancer treatment centre for North Wales. Helping cancer patients, their carers and children.
- http://www.ronsmith.org.uk/

Clwyd ME Support Group
- Self help support group for people with ME or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in North Wales.
- http://www.clwydme.net/

St David's Foundation Hospice Care
- Provides free specialist advice and support to patients and their families facing a life-threatening illness. Includes details of their residential and home-care services.
- http://www.stdavidsfoundation.co.uk/

Kidney Research Unit for Wales Foundation
- Promote renal research and care. Includes fundraising and events, news, past successes, a gallery of celebrities supporting and patients benefiting, information about the Institute of Nephrology, and ways to help.
- http://www.kidneywales.com/

Breast Test Wales
- Breast cancer screening programme. Aims to provide information of interest to both the general public and health professionals.
- http://www.screeningservices.org.uk/btw/

Call Helpline
- Telephone helpline offering emotional support and information/literature on mental health and related matters to the people of North Wales and Powys.
- http://www.callhelpline.org.uk

CAIS
- An agency in Wales that provides a range of services to help clients overcome drug or alcohol problems, including counselling, detoxification, and residential rehabilitation.
- http://www.cais.co.uk/

Wales Office of Research and Development of Health and Social Care
- Funds projects involved in the research and development of health and social care in Wales.
- http://www.word.wales.gov.uk/

Standing Ground Helpline
- Offer support to victims of any type of abuse. Contact details.
- http://www.call.dial.pipex.com/sg

Wales Council for the Blind
- Independent umbrella organisation promoting the welfare of blind and partially sighted people and the prevention of blindness. Information about membership, activities, and their Manifesto.
- http://wcb-ccd.org.uk/

National Public Health Service for Wales
- Information on this service for Wales. A new organisation that brings together the public health resources of the five former health authorities.
- http://www.nphs.wales.nhs.uk/

Informing Healthcare
- Welsh assembly government strategy to support the modernisation of health services using information and communication technologies.
- http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ihc

ICT Foundation Programme for General Medical Practices
- Providing information on a Programme that aims to improve the quality of information available in General Medical Practice in Wales.
- http://www.wales.nhs.uk/foundation

Freedom of Information Act
- Details of this act within the NHS Wales.
- http://www.wales.nhs.uk/foi

Wales Mental Health In Primary Care
- Providing interested parties a platform in which to share information and generate innovation within Wales through an interactive forum.
- http://www.wmhpc.wales.nhs.uk/

All Wales Medicines Strategy Group
- Pr0viding advice on strategic medicines management and prescribing in Wales.
- http://www.wales.nhs.uk/awmsg

Fitness Wales
- The governing body for exercise and fitness. Specialising in training courses for people who wish to become fitness instructors (ETM, GYM, circuits, and aqua) and personal trainers.
- http://www.fitnesswales.co.uk/

Awares
- A directory of information resources, both online and offline, in Wales and worldwide: includes news, details of seminars. (Cymraeg and English)
- http://www.awares.org/

NHS Wales Job Vacancies
- This is the official job vacancies service for NHS Wales. Vacancies are added daily.
- http://jobs.wales.nhs.uk

Welsh Hospital Pharmacy Training
- Information to illustrate the hospital training places and facilities available for Pre-registration Pharmacists and Clinical Diploma Pharmacists in Wales.
- http://www.pharmacy.wales.nhs.uk/

National Service Frameworks (Wales)
- Information on National Service Frameworks (NSFs) that are being developed to address variations in standards of care and to achieve greater consistency in the availability and quality of services, by putting in place mechanisms which will enable best car
- http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nsf

Health Solutions Wales
- Information on the organisation and the services that it provides to the NHS in Wales.
- http://www.hsw.wales.nhs.uk

Welsh Medicines Resource Centre (WeMeReC)
- Source of independent information on prescribing for health professionals working in healthcare in Wales including general practitioners (GPs), community pharmacists, medical and pharmaceutical advisers.
- http://www.wales.nhs.uk/wemerec

Real Life Solutions
- Site providing information on male and female home fertility tests and preconception nutritional advice.
- http://www.reallifesolutions.co.uk

Centre for the Economics of Health
- Based at the University of Wales. Conduct research and provide policy support to the National Assembly.
- http://www.bangor.ac.uk/healtheconomics

Cervical Screening Wales
- Provides information on the cervical screening programme across Wales.
- http://www.velindre-tr.wales.nhs.uk/csw/index.html

Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit
- WCISU provides information about cancer incidence and mortality within the resident population, demand for screening and treatment, the effectiveness of these services, epidemiological research into the causes of cancer, research into cancer prevention, c
- http://www.velindre-tr.wales.nhs.uk/wcisu/index.htm

Welsh Health Estates
- Welsh Health Estates is a Service Provider to the National Health Service in Wales and is managed by North Glamorgan NHS Trust. Its Architects, Chartered Engineers, Chartered Surveyors and other specialists operate throughout Wales and represent the Welsh
- http://www.wales.nhs.uk/whe/

Public Health Laboratory Service
- Information on Public Health and surveillance data, newsletters and disease guidelines for patients and the general public.
- http://www.phls.wales.nhs.uk/

Rural Well Being
- Health information service for rural areas. Includes A-Z search of health practitioners in rural counties.
- http://www.ruralwellbeing.org.uk/

Welsh Health Supplies
- Service provider to the National Health Service in Wales and is managed by Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust. Its role is to provide two key links in the supply chain to Welsh NHS Trusts, the negotiation of contracts and a materials management service.
- http://www.whs.wales.nhs.uk

Centre for Health Leadership Wales
- Information on conferences, events, research and personal development programmes for healthcare professionals working within the NHS in Wales.
- http://www.chl.wales.nhs.uk/

NHS Wales
- Information on waiting times for patients and GPs. Data covers outpatient, inpatient and daycases for a range of specialities and procedures.
- http://www.hsw.wales.nhs.uk/ipd/homepage.htm

Health Promotion in Wales
- Discover how your lifestyles affect your health. Access professional resources, library, publications and research
- http://www.hpw.wales.gov.uk

Welsh Blood Service
- The Welsh Blood Service is a National Health Service unit who collect blood, process it, test it and store it before delivery to the hospitals in Wales.
- http://www.welsh-blood.org.uk/

NHS Direct Wales
- The 24 hour nurse-led telephone advice service run by NHS Wales. Provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of common conditions. When to seek medical help. Advice on healthy living.
- http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/

Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) Wales
- CDSC Wales is the epidemiological investigation arm of the Public Health Laboratory Service in Wales.
- http://www.cdsc.wales.nhs.uk/