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Useful addresses and websites
If you write for information from any of these organisations, it is helpful to enclose a large self-addressed envelope. We have not included email numbers as these change frequently.
American College of Cardiology
Website: www.cardiosmart.org
A highly recommended website for information, articles and news.
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas
Texas TX 75321
Tel: 00 1 800 242 8721
Fax: 00 1 214-706-2139
Website: www.americanheart.org
Promotes healthier life styles by training volunteers throughout the USA.
ASH (Action on Smoking
and Health)
First Floor
144–145 Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6JE
Helpline: 0800 169 0169
Tel: 020 7739 5902
Fax: 020 7729 4732
Website: www.ash.org.uk
National organisation with local branches. Campaigns on antismoking policies. Offers free information on website or for sale from H.Q. Catalogue on request.
Blood Pressure Association
60 Cranmer Terrace
London SW17 0QS
Tel: 020 8772 4994
Fax: 020 8772 4999
Website: www.bpassoc.org.uk
Offers information and fact sheets about high blood pressure and the various ways it can be treated. An SAE A4 size envelope requested with two first class stamps.
British Acupuncture Council
63 Jeddo Road
London W12 9HQ
Tel: 020 8735 0400
Fax: 020 8735 0404
Website: www.acupuncture.org.uk
Professional body offering lists of qualified acupuncture therapists.
British Dietetic Association
5th Floor
Charles House
148–149 Great Charles Street
Birmingham B3 3HT
Tel: 0121 200 8080
Fax: 0121 200 8081
Website: www.bda.uk.com
Professional association supporting dietitians.
British Heart Foundation
14 Fitzhardinge Street
London W1H 4DH
Helpline: 08450 708070
Tel: 020 7935 0185
Fax: 020 7486 5820
Website: www.bhf.org.uk
Publications order line:
0870 600 6566
Funds research, promotes education and raises money to buy equipment to treat heart disease. HeartstartUK arranges training in emergency life-saving techniques. To contact local support groups tel. 020 7487 7110. The BHF also produces education materials. For information or to order a Publications and videos catalogue, visit the website, or call the Publications orderline. You can download many of the publications from www.bhf.org.uk free of charge, though a donation is welcome.
British Herbal Medicine Association
PO Box 583
Exeter EX1 9GX
Tel: 0845 680 1134
Fax: 0845 680 1136
Website: www.bhma.info
Offers information, encourages research and promotes high quality standards. Advises members on legalities for importers, vets advertisements and defends the right
of the public to choose herbal medicines and be able to obtain them freely.
British Holistic Medical Association
PO Box 371
Bridgwater
Somerset TA6 9BG
Tel: 01278 722000
Website: www.bhma.org
Promotes awareness of the holistic approach to health among practitioners and the public through publications, self-help tapes, conferences and a network of local groups.
British Homeopathic Association
Hahnemann House
29 Park Street West
Luton LU1 3BE
Tel: 0870 444 3950
Fax: 0870 444 3960
Website: www.trusthomeopathy.org
Professional body offering lists of qualified homeopathic practitioners.
British Hypertension Society
Clinical Sciences Building
Level 5
Leicester Royal Infirmary
PO Box 65
Leicester LE2 7LX
Tel: 07717 467 973
Website: www.bhsoc.org
Professional body disseminating guidelines to health care professionals.
British Medical Acupuncture Society
BMAS House
3 Winningtom Court
Northwich
Cheshire CW8 1AG
Tel: 01606 786782
Fax: 01606 786783
Website: www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk
Professional body offering training to doctors and list of accredited acupuncture practitioners.
Cardiomyopathy Association
Unit 10, Chiltern Court
Asheridge Road
Chesham HP5 2PX
Tel: 01494 791224
Fax: 01494 797199
Website: www.cardiomyopathy.org
Offers information for health professionals; also support and information for people with cardiomyopathy and their families.
Chest, Heart and Stroke Association (N. Ireland)
21 Dublin Road
Belfast BT2 7HB
Helpline: 08457 697 299
Tel: 02890 320 184
Fax: 02890 333 487
Website: www.nichsa.com
Funds research and provides information on chest, heart and stroke-related illnesses.
Chest, Heart and Stroke (Scotland)
65 North Castle Street
Edinburgh EH2 3LT
Helpline: 0845 077 6000
Tel: 0131 225 6963
Fax: 0131 220 6313
Website: www.chss.org.uk
Funds research and provides information on chest, heart and stroke-related illnesses.
Complementary Medical Association
Blackcleuch
Teviothead
Hawick
Scottish Borders TD9 0PU
Tel: 0845 129 8434
Website: www.the-cma.org.uk
A not-for-profit medical body offering membership to highly qualified practitioners of complementary medicine. Has a database of accredited practitioners around the UK.
Consumers’ Association
2 Marylebone Road
London NW1 4DF
Helpline: 0845 307 4000
Tel: 020 7770 7000
Fax: 020 7770 7600
Website: www.which.net
Publications order line:
0800 252100.
Campaigns on behalf of consumers
and produces reports on products including foods.
Coronary Prevention Group
(CPG)
Website: www.healthnet.org.uk
First British charity devoted to prevention of coronary heart disease. Produces booklets and fact sheets available on the website or by post. Please send SAE.
Curative Hypnotherapy Register
584 Adams Hill
Derby Road
Nottingham NG7 2GZ
Tel: 0115 970 1233
Website: www.curativehypnotherapyregister.co.uk
Professional membership body, offers information about hypnotherapy and a list of registered practitioners.
Department of Health (DoH)
PO Box 777
London SE1 6XH
Helpline: 0800 555 777
Tel: 020 7210 4850
Fax: 01623 724 524
Textphone: 020 7210 5025
Website: www.doh.gov.uk
Produces literature about health issues, available via helpline. A more technical site with National Service Frameworks available from Internet e.g. www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/bloodpressure
Diabetes UK
10 Parkway
London NW1 7AA
Helpline: 020 7424 1030
Tel: 020 7424 1000
Textline 020 7424 1031
Fax: 020 7424 1001
Website: www.diabetes.org.uk
Provides advice and information on diabetes; has local support groups.
Drinkline (National Alcohol Helpline)
Helpline: 0800 917 8282
Funded by Dept. of Health, provides educational material for schools, health professionals and general information on drink, sex and drugs issues. Refers to local agencies for support.
Health Development Agency
Holborn Gate
330 High Holborn
London WC1V 7BA
Helpline: 0870 121 4194
Tel: 020 7430 0850
Fax: 020 7061 3390
Website: www.hda-online.org.uk
Formerly Health Education Authority; now only deals with research. Publications on health matters can be ordered on
0800 555 777.
Health Which?
PO Box 44
Hertford X SG14 1LH
Tel: 0800 252100
Fax: 0845 3074001
Website: www.which.net
Requests for any Consumer Association (Which?) publications, can be ordered here.
Heart UK
7 North Road
Maidenhead SL6 1PE
Tel: 01628 628 638
Fax: 01628 628 698
Website: www.heartuk.org.uk
Offers information, advice and support to people with coronary heart disease and especially to those at high risk of familial hyper- cholesterolaemia. Members receive bimonthly magazine.
Institute for Complementary Medicine
Can-Mezzanine
32–36 Loman Street
London SE1 0EH
Tel: 020 922 7980
Fax: 020 922 7981
Website: www.icmedicine.co.uk
Umbrella group for complementary medicine organisations. Offers informed, safe choice to public, British register of practitioners and refers to accredited training courses. S.a.e. requested for information.
Irish Heart Foundation
4 Clyde Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Tel: 00 353 1 668 5001
Fax: 00 353 1 668 5896
Website: www.irishheart.ie
Offers information, publications, training and support in prevention of heart disease. Collaborates with other heart-related organisations and has some local support groups.
National Institute
of Medical Herbalists
Elm House
54 Mary Arches Street
Exeter EX4 3BA
Tel: 01392 426 022
Fax: 01392 498 963
Website: www.nimh.org.uk
Professional body representing qualified, practising medical herbalists. Offer lists of accredited medical herbalists. S.A.E. requested.
Natural England
(formerly Countryside Agency)
Northminster House
Peterborough PE1 1UA
Tel: 0845 600 3078
Fax: 01733 455103
Website: www.countryside.gov.uk
Working with other agencies, identifies problems and develops solutions to economic, environmental and community issues for the enjoyment of the countryside.
NHS Direct (England,
Northern Ireland & Wales)
Helpline: 0845 4647
Tel: 020 8867 1367
Textphone 0845 606 4647
Website: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
NHS Direct is a 24 hour helpline offering confidential healthcare advice, information and referral service 365 days of the year. A good first port of call for any health advice.
NHS Health Scotland
Woodburn House
Canaan Lane
Edinburgh EH10 4SG
Tel: 0131 536 5500
Fax: 0131 536 5501
Textphone 0131 536 5503
Website: www.healthscotland.com
NHS Scotland 0800 224 488
NHS health education board for Scotland publishing leaflets on a variety of health issues.
Quit (National Society for Non-Smokers)
211 Old Street
London EC1V 9NR
Helpline: 0800 002200
Tel: 020 7251 1551
Fax: 020 7251 1661
Website: www.quit.org.uk
Offers advice to stop smoking in English and Asian languages; also to schools, and on pregnancy. Runs training courses for health professionals. Can put people in touch with local support groups.
Resuscitation Council
5th Floor, Tavistock House North
Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9HR
Tel: 020 7388 4678
Fax: 020 7383 0773
Website: www.resus.org.uk
Sets standards and runs courses
on resuscitation for health care professionals. Funds research.
Royal Life Saving Society UK
River House, High Street
Broom B50 4HN
Tel: 01789 773994
Fax: 01789 773995
Website: www.lifesavers.org.uk
Leading organisation promoting prevention of drowning through training and activities in life-saving techniques.
Scottish Heart and Arterial Disease Risk Prevention (SHARP)
Department of Medicine
and Therapeutics
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School
Dundee DD1 9SY
Tel: 01382 660111
Fax: 01382 660675
Website: www.heartscotland.org
Charity run by health professionals aiming, through scientific meetings and research, to reduce incidence of cardiovascular disease in Scotland. Produces guidelines for health professionals, leaflets and videos for their patients.
Sexual Dysfunction Association
Suite 301, Emblem House
London Bridge Hospital
27 Tooley Street
London SE1 2PR
Helpline: 0870 7743571
(Monday, Wednesday,
Friday 10 am–4 pm)
Website: www.sda.uk.net
Gives advice on sexual problems, such as erectile dysfunction.
Smoking
Two good websites to help you stop smoking are
Society of Homeopaths
11 Brookfield
Duncan Close
Moulton Park
Northampton NN3 6WL
Tel: 0845 450 6611
Fax: 0845 450 6622
Website: www.homeopathy-soh.org
Professional body, offers lists of accredited homeopathic therapists and free general information.
Sport England
3rd Floor
Victoria House
Bloomsbury Square
London WC1B 4SE
Tel: 020 7273 1551
Fax: 020 7383 5740
Website: www.sportengland.org
Government agency promoting sport in England with a wide variety of activity programmes in order to foster a healthier lifestyle.
St John Ambulance
27 St John’s Lane
London EC1M 4BU
Helpline: 08700 104 950
Tel: 020 7324 4000
Fax: 020 7324 4001
Website: www.sja.org.uk
Provides first aid training for adults and young people and cover for events. Has a fleet of ambulances and provides services to homeless people and library services to hospitals.
Stroke Association
Stroke House
240 City Road
London EC1V 2PR
Helpline: 0845 303 3100
Tel: 020 7566 0300
Fax: 020 7490 2686
Textphone: 020 7251 9096
Website: www.stroke.org.uk
Funds research and provides information now specialising in stroke only. Publications can be ordered from 01604 623 933.
Vegetarian Society
of the United Kingdom
Parkdale
Dunham Road
Altrincham WA14 4QG
Tel: 0161 925 2000
Fax: 0161 926 9182
Website: www.vegsoc.org
Offers information on the vegetarian way of life, day and residential training courses at own Centre. Provides literature for GCSE projects, advice to school caterers. Food manufacturers and restaurants can apply for vegetarian accreditation.
Women’s Health Concern (WHC)
4–6 Eton Place
Marlow SL7 2QA
Helpline: 0845 123 2319
Tel: 01628 478 473
Fax: 01628 482 743
Website: www.womens-health-concern.org
National charity that offers help to women, particularly on questions of hormone health, HRT and gynaecology. Request S.A.E. for information. Website for menopause queries: www.menopausematters.co.uk