Useful Links

Royal medical colleges and faculties

• Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
• College of Emergency Medicine
• Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine
• Faculty of Occupational Medicine
• Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
• Faculty of Public Health
• JRCPTB  
• MRCP(UK)
• Royal College of Anaesthetists
• Royal College of General Practitioners
• Royal College of Midwives
• Royal College of Nursing
• Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
• Royal College of Pathologists
• Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
• Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
• Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
• Royal College of Physicians of London
• Royal College of Physicians of London Regional Offices
• Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Royal College of Radiologists
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland

Forensic medicine organisations and information

• BMA: Forensic Medicine
• BMJ collected resources: Medicine and the law (including forensic medicine)
• British Academy of Forensic Sciences
• British Association for Forensic Odontology
• British Association for Human Identification
• British Toxicology Society
• BUBL LINK: Forensic science
• Coroners' Society of England and Wales
• Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners
• Expert Witness Institute
• Expert witness links collated by Inner Temple Library
• Forensic Medicine for Medical Students
• Forensic pathology images from the Florida State University College of Medicine
• Forensic Science Service
• Forensic Science Society
• Journal of Clinical and Forensic Medicine (not full text)
• Medico-Legal Society
• Royal College of Pathologists
• RSM: Clinical and Forensic Medicine Section
• Society of Expert Witnesses
• UK Register of Expert Witnesses

Medical specialist societies and organisations

Acute medicine

• Society for Acute Medicine
• Intensive Care Society

Allergy

• British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Audiological medicine

• British Association of Audiological Physicians

Cardiology 

• British Cardiovascular Society
• British Heart Foundation
• National Heart Forum
• Nurses Hypertension Association

Clinical genetics 

• British Society for Human Genetics

Clinical neurophysiology 

• British Society for Clinical Neurophysiology

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 

• British Pharmacological Society

Dermatology 

• British Association of Dermatologists

Endocrinology and diabetes mellitus 

• Young Diabetologists Forum
• Society for Endocrinology
• Diabetes UK
• American Diabetes Association
• European Association for Diabetes
• American Endocrine Society
• Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
• British Thyroid Association

Gastroenterology 

• JAG

• British Society of Gastroenterology   

Genitourinary medicine 

• British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
• British HIV Association

Geriatric medicine 

• British Geriatrics Society

Haematology 

• British Society for Haematology
• British Committee for Standards in Haematology
• The Royal College of Pathologists
• UK Haemophilia Centre Doctors' Association

Immunology 

• British Society for Immunology

Infectious diseases and tropical medicine 

• Association of Medical Microbiologists
• British Infection Society
• British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
• Royal College of Pathologists
• Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

Medical oncology 

• Association of Cancer Physicians

Medical ophthalmology 

• Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Metabolic medicine 

• British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
• Intercollegiate Group on Nutrition
• Nutrition Society

Neurology 

• Association of British Neurologists
• Migraine Trust

Nuclear medicine 

• British Nuclear Medicine Society

Paediatric Cardiology 

• British Cardiovascular Society

Palliative medicine 

• Association for Palliative Medicine

Pharmaceutical medicine 

• Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Rehabilitation medicine 

• British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine

Renal medicine 

• Renal Association

Respiratory medicine 

• British Thoracic Society

Rheumatology 

• British Society for Rheumatology

Sport and exercise medicine 

• British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine

Stroke medicine 

• British Association of Stroke Physicians

Occupational medicine

• Faculty of Occupational Medicine
• Society of Occupational Medicine

Psychiatry

• British Neuropsychiatry Association
• Royal College of Psychiatrists

Standards agencies and regulatory bodies

• Audit Commission
• British Medical Association (BMA)
• Charity Commission
• General Medical Council (GMC)
• Healthcare Commission
• Medicines Commission
• Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
• National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE)
• Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
• UK Clinical Ethics Network

Training and educational bodies

• Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)
• British Council
• Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMED)
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Foundation Programme
• JRCPTB
• Medical Schools Council (MSC)
• Modernising Medical Careers (MMC)
• MRCP(UK)
• National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education (NACPME)
• National Association of Clinical Tutors (NACT)
• Postgraduate Medical Education & Training Board (PMETB)
• RCP Education Department
• Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)

Membership organisations

• British Association of Medical Managers (BAMM)
• British Medical Association (BMA)
• CHAINs - Contact, Help, Advice and Information Networks
• DoctorsNet
• Expert Witness Institute
• Institute of Healthcare Management
• Royal Medical Benevolent Fund / Support 4 Doctors

Careers and job hunting

• BMJ
• Lancet
• NHS Careers

Research and policy organisations

• Association of Medical Research Charities
• Centre for Evidence-based Medicine
• Centre for Health Economics
• Centre for Reviews & Dissemination
• LSE Health
• King's Fund
• Medical Research Council (MRC)
• National Health Intelligence Service
• Nuffield Council on Bioethics
• Nuffield Trust
• Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Office of Health Economics
• Royal Society
• Wellcome Trust

NHS websites

• NHS Alliance
• NHS Careers
• NHS Confederation
• NHS Direct
• NHS Employers
• NHS Gateway
• NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme
• NHS Healthcare Workforce
• NHS Information Centre
• NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
• NHS National Institute for Health Research
• NHS National Library for Health

Patients organisations

• National Patient Safety Agency
• Patient Information Forum
• Patients Association

Non-UK organisations

• Academy of Medicine of Singapore
• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
• American Board of Internal Medicine
• American College of Physicians
• American Medical Association
• Australian Medical Association
• College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
• Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
• European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM)
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• New Zealand Medical Association
• Pan American Health Organization
• Royal Australasian College of Physicians
• Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
• United States Department of Health & Human Sciences
• United States National Institutes of Health
• World Health Organization