Useful organisations/support groups

ARTHRITIS RELATED ADDRESSES AND WEBSITES

Arthritis Canada
http://www.arthritis.ca

Arthritis Care
Arthritis Care in Scotland, Phoneix House, 7 South Avenue, Clydebank G81 2LG
Tel/ Fax: 0141 952 5433
http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk

American College of Rheumatology
http://www.ilar-online.org/

Arthritis Foundation of Ireland
1 Clanwilliam Square, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: (+353) 01 6618188
Fax: (+353) 01 6618261
http://www.arthritis-foundation.com

Arthritis Foundation (USA)
http://www.arthritis.org

Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC)
Copeman House, St Mary's Court, St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 7TD
Tel: 01246 558033
Fax: 01246 558007
http://www.arc.org.uk

British Health Professionals in Rheumatology
c/o BSR, 41 Eagle St, London WC1R 4AR
Tel: 0171 242 3313
Fax: 0171 242 3277
http://www.rheumatology.org.uk/BHPR

British Society of Rheumatology
41 Eagle Street, London WC1R 4AR
Tel: 020 7 242 3313
Fax: 020 7 242 3277
http://www.rheumatology.org.uk
(includes the British Society for Rheumatology, British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, British Orthopaedic Association, Society for Back Pain Research, the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council for Research)

European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
EULAR Secretariat, Witikonerstrasse 15, CH-8032 Zürich Switzerland
Tel: +41 1 383 96 90
Fax: +41 1 383 98 10
http://www.eular.org

The British League against Rheumatism (BLAR)
c/o The British Society for Rheumatology
41 Eagle Street, London WC1R 4AR
Tel: 0171 2423313
Fax: 0171 2423277

International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR)
http://www.ilar.org

University of Birmingham, Dept of Rheumatology
http://www.rheuma.bham.ac.uk

OTHER USEFUL ADDRESSES AND WEBSITES

Disabled Living Foundation
380-384 Harrow Rd, London W9 2HU
http://www.dlf.org.uk

Health information distributed by GPs
http://www.healthinfocus.co.uk

Health Education Board for Scotland
Woodburn House, Canaan Lane, Edinburgh EH10 4SG
Tel: 0131 536 5500
Fax: 0131 536 5501
http://www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk

Help for Help Trust (UK)
Highcroft, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 5DH
Tel: 01962 849100
Fax : 01962 849079
provides consumer information and links to health sites
http://www.hfht.org

Medical Research Council
MRC Head Office, 20 Park Crescent, London W1N 4AL
Tel: 020 7636 5422
Fax: 020 7436 6179
http://www.mrc.ac.uk

National Electronic Library for Health
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk

Organising Medical Networked Information (OMNI)
OMNI / BIOME, Greenfield Medical Library, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH
http://www.omni.ac.uk

NHS Direct
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

UK Health Centre guide to health/medical information on the internet
http://www.healthcentre.org.uk/hc/clinic/websites/default.htm

UK reference site for the lay person
http://www.patient.co.uk