General links M-S
National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN)
This website includes consultation papers, press releases and NASEN's journal.National Health Service (NHS)
Gateway to the UK National Health Service.National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
This NHS website provides national guidance on the promotion of good health andthe prevention and treatment of ill health.
The National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA)
NCCHTA coordinates the Health Technology Assessment programme which
provides decisions-makers in the NHS with high-quality information on
the costs, effectiveness and broader impact of health care treatments
and tests.National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH) : SLT portal
NeLH is a digital library for NHS staff, patients and the public and has a specific portal for SLTs.National Library for Health
This website is the first phase in the development of the NHS National
Library for Health, and integrates electronic content from the national
collections. Later developments include plans to add electronic
resources from regional and local collections, so that ultimately, NHS
staff can use the NLH website as the gateway to all the resources that
are available to them. Network for Education and Training in Phonetics (NETPhon)
NETPhon aims are to develop good practice in the teaching and
assessment of phonetics in the context of speech and language therapy,
to encourage the development of innovative methods and materials and to
foster closer links between the academic and professional worlds. NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
This website, set up to promote the use of research-based knowledge in healthcare, is full of information and useful links.Older clients
This website provides information regarding the Health of Older People (HOP) project and evidence-based healthcare and rehabilitation of older people. It is a systematic, free resource summarising the evidence of effectiveness of interventions in healthcare and rehabilitation of older people. The work is the result of a 2 year project commissioned by Greater Glasgow Health Board and supervised by the Academic Department of Geriatric Medicine at Glasgow University.The assessment of pain in older people - New concise guidance
The British Pain Society has worked with the British Geriatrics Society and the Royal College of Physicians to produce this new concise guidance.
The guidelines have been
developed to provide recommendations in simple and clear terms for assessing
pain in older people. They will be of use to all healthcare professionals
working with older people including those in hospital, in the community and in
care homes.