http://www.askaboutmedicines.orgen-gbMediaSterling ClickSimple™ http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Previous_AAM_Weeks/default.aspx#223http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Previous_AAM_Weeks/default.aspx#223 Ask About Medicines Week is an annual week of events which has been running since 2003. The events themselves are led by individual partner organisations from PCOs, Hospital Pharmacies, Community Pharmacies and Voluntary Health Organisations. Each year the week centres around a different area of concern. To see details of previous weeks please click on the appropriate links. 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Fri, 02 May 2008 14:55:58 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/E-bulletins/default.aspx#205http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/E-bulletins/default.aspx#205 You can keep updated on all our news and activities throughout the year via regular emails. If you do not already receive e-bulletins please fill in the form on the Contact page including 'sign up for e-bulletin' in the comment box. Please don't forget to include your email address. In order to see previous e-bulletins please click on the appropriate link below. 2008 E-bulletin No 1 - 18th January E-bulletin No 2 - 19th February 2007 E-bulletin No 1 - 5th January E-bulletin No 2 - 30th January ...Fri, 02 May 2008 14:42:29 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Ask_Grants_/default.aspx#287http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Ask_Grants_/default.aspx#287 Many patient groups, NHS and professional organisations and pharmaceutical companies lay on projects and special activities for Ask About Medicines Week. But the principles behind Ask About Medicines apply all year round, not just in the Week itself. To encourage partner organisations to extend existing Ask About Medicines initiatives, or develop new ones, we were delighted to provide a second phase of Ask About Medicines Grants for 2007/08. We are now pleased to announce that Ask about Medicin ...Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:28:08 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Ask_Grants_/ASK_Grants_2006/default.aspx#212http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Ask_Grants_/ASK_Grants_2006/default.aspx#212 Last September Ask About Medicines, in partnership with Merck Sharp and Dohme Limited (MSD), launched the ASK grants, designed to support organisations and partners to develop their Ask About Medicines activities. We received more than 40 entries from a variety of partners including PCTs, community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, GPs,communityhealthcare services,voluntary sector organisations and residential homes. The quality of the entries and the plethora of innovative ideas to take forwa ...Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:36:35 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Ask_Grants_/ASK_Grants_2006/default.aspx#241http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Ask_Grants_/ASK_Grants_2006/default.aspx#241 What is the Grant for? The development of three training sessions on Understanding Medicines A guide for carers and older people including an information booklet to accompany the training sessions. The sessions will target carers through a local carers day, the Alzheimer s Society and the Healthy Living Centre. In addition the information booklet will be mailed to over 2,000 carers registered with the Carers Liaison Service. Why is it important? Carers are often the gatekeepers of a person s me ...Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:18:07 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Supporters/default.aspx#62http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Supporters/default.aspx#62 The following organisations have signed up to as Ask About Medicines partners since the campaign launch in 2003. The list is now subject to revision following the PCT reconfiguration of October 2006. This is not an exercise that can be carried out overnight; in the meantime, the original list remains, as an indication of the breadth and depth of support for Ask About Medicines that exists right across the spectrum of stakeholder interests. Action on Gilbert's Syndrome Adur, Arun Worthing PCT Ad ...Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:07:44 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Supporters/default.aspx#61http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Supporters/default.aspx#61 The Ask About Medicines Board is grateful to the following for making their time and expertise available as members of the Ask About Medicines Advisory Group. Harry Cayton OBE, National Director for Patients and the Public, Department of Health (Chair) Age Concern England Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry Company Chemist Association CancerBackup Department of Health The Healthcare Commission Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Merck Sharp and Dohme Ltd National ...Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:31:21 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Awards_for_Excellence/Awards_2007/default.aspx#266http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Awards_for_Excellence/Awards_2007/default.aspx#266 Ask About Medicines Awards for Excellence Winners Announced The winners and runners up of the Ask About Medicines Awards for Excellence 2007 were announced by Dr Sheila Shribman, National Director for Children at the Department of Health, at a presentation ceremony held in Westminster on Thursday 28 June 2007. There were over 45 entries to the Awards and the standard of entries was extremely high. Entries to the six categories were received from PCTs, local health boards, individual GP practice ...Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:52:37 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/default.aspx#3http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/default.aspx#3 This is part of a booklet called Finding and Using Information about Health and Medicines. The booklet comes in three parts. The first part gives advice on how to find information about health and medicines, and how to decide if the information tells you what you need to know. The second part contains general information about medicines. Finally, there is a list of websites and phone numbers where you can go to get information about health and medicines (the Directory). You can search for websi ...Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:52:11 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_M/default.aspx#41http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_M/default.aspx#41 Depression Alliance: 0845 123 23 20: www.depressionalliance.org First Steps to Freedom (anxiety disorders): 0845 120 2916: www.first-steps.org Hearing Voices Network: 0845 122 8642: www.hearing-voices.org Jewish Association for the Mentally Ill: 020 8458 2223: www.jamiuk.org Making Space: 01925 571 680: www.makingspace.co.uk MDF The BiPolar Organisation: 08456 340 540: www.mdf.org.uk Mental Health Foundation: 020 7803 1101: www.mentalhealth.org.uk Mind: 0845 766 0163: www.mind.org.uk National I ...Thu, 03 May 2007 14:37:11 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_D-L/default.aspx#34http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_D-L/default.aspx#34 Hearing Concern: 0845 0744 600: www.hearingconcern.org.uk International Glaucoma Association: 0870 609 1870: www.iga.org.uk National Deaf Children's Society: 0808 800 8880: www.ndcs.org.uk Royal National Institute of the Blind: 0845 766 9999: www.rnib.org.uk RNID (for deaf and hard of hearing people): 0808 808 0123: textphone 0808 808 9000: www.rnid.org.uk Sense (for deafblind people): 0845 127 0060: textphone 0845 127 0062: www.sense.org.uk Thu, 03 May 2007 14:35:24 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_N-Q/default.aspx#44http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_N-Q/default.aspx#44 Alzheimer s Society: 0845 300 0336: www.alzheimers.org.uk Brain and Spine Foundation: 0808 808 1000: www.brainandspine.org.uk Epilepsy Action: 0808 800 5050: www.epilepsy.org.uk Epilepsy Bereaved: 01235 772 852 (24 hours): www.epilepsybereaved.org.uk Huntingdon s Disease Association: 020 7223 7000: www.hda.org.uk National Society for Epilepsy: 01494 601 400: www.epilepsynse.org.uk Neurological Alliance: 020 7566 1540: www.neural.org.uk Motor Neurone Disease Association: 08457 62 62 62: www.mnda ...Thu, 03 May 2007 14:32:09 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_R-W/default.aspx#54http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_R-W/default.aspx#54 Department of Health: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Healthandsocialcaretopics/Immunisation/index.htm Health Protection Agency: http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/vaccination/vacc_menu.htm UK Vaccine Industry Group (information for the public on vaccines): www.uvig.org APMSD (general information about vaccines for children, adults and travel): www.apmsd.co.uk Thu, 03 May 2007 14:29:30 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_R-W/default.aspx#53http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_R-W/default.aspx#53 Foreign and Commonwealth Office: www.fco.gov.uk (choose Travel Health from menu) Malaria: www.malariahotspots.co.uk MASTA: www.masta-travel-health.com National Travel Health Network and Centre: 0845 155 5000 ext 5943: www.nathnac.org Travel Health: www.travelhealth.co.uk Thu, 03 May 2007 14:25:38 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_R-W/default.aspx#52http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_R-W/default.aspx#52 ASH (Action on Smoking and Health UK): 020 7739 5902: www.ash.org.uk Go Smokefree (NHS Stop Smoking service): 0800 169 0 169: www.gosmokefree.co.uk QUIT: 0800 00 22 00: www.quit.org.uk The Time Is Right: www.thetimeisright.co.uk Thu, 03 May 2007 14:23:17 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_N-Q/default.aspx#45http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_N-Q/default.aspx#45 Directory of GP websites: www.click-for-health.com NHS Direct (England and Wales): 08 45 46 47: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk NHS 24 (Scotland): 08454 24 24 24: www.nhs24.com NHS England: www.nhs.uk NHS Northern Ireland: www.healthandcareni.co.uk NHS Scotland: www.show.scot.nhs.uk NHS Wales: www.wales.nhs.uk Thu, 03 May 2007 14:13:20 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_A-C/default.aspx#29http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_A-C/default.aspx#29 Breakthrough Breast Cancer: 08080 100 200: www.breakthrough.org.uk Breast Cancer Care: 0808 800 6000: www.breastcancercare.org.uk Cancerbackup:0808 800 1234: www.cancerbackup.org.uk Cancer Research UK: 020 7061 8355 / 0800 226 237: www.cancerhelp.org.uk CLIC Sargent (for children with cancer): 0800 197 0068: . www.clicsargent.org.uk Bowel Cancer UK: 08708 50 60 50: www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk The Lavender Trust (for younger women with breast cancer): 0808 800 6000: www.lavendertrust.org.uk Leukaem ...Thu, 03 May 2007 14:12:17 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_D-L/default.aspx#35http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_D-L/default.aspx#35 Anti Coagulation - Europe: 020 8289 6875: www.anticoagulationeurope.org Arrhythmia Alliance: 01789 450 787 (24 hours): www.aral.org.uk Blood Pressure Association: 020 8772 4994: www.bpassoc.org.uk British Cardiac Patients Association: 01954 202 022: www.bcpa.co.uk British Heart Foundation: 08450 70 80 70: www.bhf.org.uk Cardiomyopathy Association: www.cardiomyopathy.org Childrens Heart Foundation: 0808 808 5000: www.childrens-heart-fed.org.uk Deep Vein Thrombosis: www.inate.org Haemophilia Soci ...Thu, 03 May 2007 14:06:47 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_A-C/default.aspx#31http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_A-C/default.aspx#31 British Pregnancy Advisory Service: 08457 30 40 30: www.bpas.org Brook: 0800 0185 023: www.brook.org.uk fpa (formerly the Family Planning Association):0845 122 8690: www.fpa.org.uk IVF / Infertility: www.ivf-infertility.com Marie Stopes International: 020 7574 7400: www.mariestopes.org.uk UK Infertility and Parenting Forum: www.fertilityzone.co.uk Thu, 03 May 2007 14:00:59 GMThttp://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_A-C/default.aspx#30http://www.askaboutmedicines.org/Homepage/Information_Directory/Directory_A-C/default.aspx#30 Addiss Attention Deficit Disorder: 020 8952 2800: www.addiss.co.uk Child Growth Foundation: www.heightmatters.org.uk Children First for Health (general health information for children of all ages): www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk Contact A Family: 0808 808 3555: www.cafamily.org.uk Great Ormond Street Hospital: Information for children and families about conditions treated at GOSH: www.goshfamiies.nhs.uk LifeBytes: www.lifebytes.gov.uk Teenage Health Freak: www.teenagehealthfreak.org WellChild: 0808 8 ...Thu, 03 May 2007 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