Supporter

The Aplastic Anaemia Trust
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust (formerly MEF) was founded in 1985 by the families and friends of children who had died of aplastic anaemia. With their help a specialised unit, The Ruth Myles Unit was established at St. George's Hospital in London which has become the Centre of Excellence for the treatment of aplastic anaemia in the UK.

www.theaat.org.uk

The Anthony Nolan Trust
The Anthony Nolan Trust takes back lives from leukaemia and bone marrow failure by managing, and recruiting new donors to the UK's most successful bone marrow register.

www.anthonynolan.org.uk

The British Complementary Medicine Association
The BCMA supports and protests the integrity of its therapists, ensures the protection and well-being of their clients, and the high quality standards with which Complementary Medicine is delivered to the public.

www.bcma.org

The British Medical Association
The BMA website is dedicated to the guidance of the medical profession. The public and patients also have access to this site for the most up to date knowledge of the medical current issues in the UK.

www.bma.org.uk

Bristol Cancer Help Centre
The Bristol Approach works hand-in-hand with medical treatment, providing a unique combination of physical, emotional and spiritual support using complementary therapies and self-help techniques.

www.bristolcancerhelp.org

The British Society of Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation.
The BSBMT provides guidance on best practice, quality and accreditation in BMT. On this website the key members in the UK are available, details of clinical trials and the quality forum.

www.bsbmt.org/tac.html

Cancerbacup.
Cancerbackup is Europe's leading cancer information charity, with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.

www.cancerbacup.org.uk

Cancer Help UK
CancerHelpUK is part of Cancer Research. CancerHelpUK have a useful link to books, articles and journals on complementary therapies.

www.cancerhelp.org.uk

Foundation of Integrated Medicine
The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health is committed to the best of healthcare for the whole person. The Foundation works to widen people's access to integrated healthcare, promote confidence in integrated approaches and promote understanding of integrated health. Their booklet "Complementary Healthcare: a guide for patients (ISBN: 0 9539453 8 3) is a very useful guide when choosing a complementary therapy and practitioner. Their booklet can also be downloaded free from their website

www.fih.org.uk/resources.

The General Medical Council
The GMC provides guidance on best practice in medicine to doctors, all healthcare professionals and to the public. There is access to standards of care, current news and controversial issues undergoing debate.

www.gmc-uk.org

The Institute for Complementary Medicine
The ICM is one of the largest umbrella organisations for complementary medicine also provides information on all aspects of safe and best practice.

www.i-c-m.org.uk

The NHS Alliance.

www.nhsalliance.org

Joint Accreditation Committee Isct Ebmt.
The Jacie website is extremely informative for professionals and patients alike. Jacie's primary aim is to provide high quality patient care and laboratory performance in haemopoietic stem cell collection, processing and transplantation centres through an internationally recognised system of accreditation.

www.jacie.org

Journals & Research

Entrezpubmed
For access to searches for articles and papers on all aspects of healthcare research.

www.entrezpubmed.com

The Journal of Clinical Oncology
The JCO is dedicated to Oncology Research in which one can find articles and papers in all aspects on healthcare related to Oncology.

www.jco.org

The Journal of Medical Ethics
The Journal is dedicated to all aspects of Medical-Legal Issues current and previous.

www.jme.journals.com

Complementary Therapies in Medicine is a valuable resource to those seeking information and critical guidance within the field of complementary therapies. The broad scope of this scientific and professional journal makes its content relevant to those with a background in traditional health practices as well as complementary practitioners. The journal believes that good healthcare needs to be based on clinical judgement and the available evidence on what is safe and effective, integrating conventional and complementary therapies as appropriate.