Useful Links
ECRI INSTITUTE US
ECRI Institute US related content and members services
NPSA - National Patient Safety Agency
The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) - improving the safety and quality of care through reporting, analysing and learning from adverse incidents and 'near misses' involving NHS patients.
SHOW - Scotland's Health on the Web The SHOW service is provided by a team of people based within the Information and Statistics Division of NHSScotland. In addition to the SHOW team, the contributing websites on SHOW are provided by the organisations themselves and a dedicated army of NHSScotland staff. SHOW is supported and funded by the Scottish Executive Health Department.
NICE - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.
HTA - The NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme The HTA programme works to provide all those who make decisions in the NHS with high-quality information on the costs, effectiveness and broader impact of health care treatments and tests.
ABHI - The Association of British Healthcare Industries
The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) is the trade association for medical devices and technology in the UK. Our membership includes manufacturers and distributors of a wide range of medical products from latex gloves to hi-tech life support machines.
The British Geriatrics Society
The official web site of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS), a specialist medical association. The BGS is the only professional association, in the United Kingdom, of doctors practising geriatric medicine.
IST (Improvement and Support Team)
To support National improvement in NHSScotland the Improvement and Support Team works across priority areas, specifically from the HEAT matrix of key performance targets. The Improvement and Support Team (IST) currently has six national improvement programmes which are involved in three broad areas of activity.
UK eHealth Association
The UK eHealth Association, established in April 1999 as the UK Telemedicine Association, is a non-profit making company limited by guarantee and governed by a Board of Trustees. It was formed to represent organisations and individuals interested in the development of eHealth in the UK.
Medilink UK
MEDILINK is a non-profit making organisation which brings together on a regional basis, medical manufacturing and distribution companies, hospitals and universities to stimulate innovation and drive forward profitable developments in the healthcare technology and systems sector.
The Medical Devices Faraday
Providing a UK focus to the area of Medical Devices and supporting areas
HCSU (The Health Care Standards Unit)
It is our task to work with the Department of Health to improve the use of standards within the NHS.
NHS Scotland Knowledge Services
The NHS Scotland e-Library aims to empower the healthcare family and benefit patient care by providing high quality knowledge support throughout the patient journey.
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