Consumer health information course
Consumer health information course
Site: patient.info
(http://www.patient.info)
What is patient.info? Who owns and runs patient.info?
Search for information on bipolar.
Explore the filters on the drop-down. Can you narrow your search to condition leaflets?
Click the condition leaflet for bipolar disorder. Does it meet our criteria? What other information does it link to?
Would this website be useful for you or your patients?
Site: NHS Choices
(http://www.nhs.uk)
What is NHS Choices? Who funds and runs it?
Find a hospital near your postcode.
Look up information about anxiety. Does it meet our criteria? Is anything missing?
Go to the information prescription service – click where it says “IPS” at the very top of each page, or the direct link is http://www.nhs.uk/ipg/Pages/IPStart.aspx
Create an information prescription for Anxiety near your postcode.
Would this site be useful for you or your patients?
Site: Choice & Medication
(http://www.choiceandmedication.org/nelft/)
What is Choice & Medication? Who funds and runs it?
How is the information on the site produced and kept up to date?
Search for information on bipolar depression. Does it meet our criteria? Is anything missing?
Find the printable leaflets on citalopram. Which different types of leaflets are there on this site?
Would this site be useful for you or your patients?
Site: Young Minds
(http://www.youngminds.org.uk/)
What is Young Minds? Who funds and runs this site?
What information can you find here?
Go to the “For children and young people” tab, then click “What’s worrying you?” Find the page on bipolar disorder.
What information can you find here?
How could you put someone in touch with YoungMinds?
Would this site be useful for you or our patients?
Site: eMC (electronic medicines compendium)
(https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/)
What is eMC? Where does the information here come from and how is it kept up to date?
Find some information on Cipramil tablets.
Find out how you would print or email this information.
Click “Report side effects”. What does this do?
Would this site be useful for you or your patients?