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The Minster Medical Practice Lichfield believes patient
information should be a high priority. GP practice patients have a wide range of
information needs.
This section of the website is dedicated to the provision
of information regarding health matters. This may be provided by pages developed
by the practice or by listing links and contact details of various organisations. Use links on the left
to go to relevant sections.
Travel information is in the Patient Services
section
On site information
A selection of topics where the information is displayed
and maintained on our website including
cancer, complementary medicine, common health problems, and infections.
- Internet links of medical interest
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A selection of links that may be of interest. If you want us to
find links about a particular topic, send your request to
webmaster@minster.org.uk or
use feedback
If any links fail repeatedly, please notify the webmaster@minster.org.uk
- Non-medical links
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A selection of links relating to non-medical subjects. If
any links fail repeatedly, please notify the webmaster@minster.org.uk
- Support and Self Help Groups
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There are hundreds of support groups and self help groups in the UK providing support
for a wide range of conditions. We add to the list as we receive
requests for specific groups. Send your request to
webmaster@minster.org.uk or use
feedback
- Also see information elsewhere on the site
regarding our services
e.g. Travel Advice and Minster
Infotext
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Why medical advice from the internet can be bad for your health
Source: Daily Telegraph Date: 18/10/2004
Celia Hall, medical editor of the Daily Telegraph, reports that research by University College London has found that people who take medical advice from health websites are often found to be worse off than less-informed patients. The major report, published in the Cochrane Collaboration this month, claims that "cyber-medicine" may have some benefits for patients with diseases such as asthma or diabetes, but that it failed to assist many sufferers in altering their behaviour and actually left some in worse health. The study's leader, Dr Elizabeth Murray, said that her team had found specific examples of how using the cyber medicine packages could be detrimental to diabetes sufferers. Also see our Site Warning.
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The Minster Practice, Lichfield
