Patient Information Websites

This page shows links to various sites with information suitable for patients with disabilities.

Subjects

Subject Organisation Link
Burns BAPRAS www.bapras.org.uk/public/patient-information/surgery-guides/burns
Patient.info patient.info/skin-conditions/burns-and-scalds-leaflet
Children and Trauma AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/injured-children/paediatric-trauma-care
www.aftertrauma.org/symptoms-and-difficulties-after-trauma/parents-reactions-to-child-injury
Cognitive Difficulty / Memory Headway www.headway.org.uk/media/8364/redeveloping-skills-e-booklet-2020.pdf
www.headway.org.uk/about-brain-injury/individuals/effects-of-brain-injury/memory-problems/
Coping with Visual and Hearing Loss Hearing Link www.hearinglink.org/living/adjusting-to-hearing-loss/
Healthy Hearing www.healthyhearing.com/report/51841-How-to-support-someone-with-hearing-loss
RNIB - Royal National Institute for the Blind www.rnib.org.uk/recently-diagnosed/coming-terms-sight-loss
Facial Injury Changing Faces www.changingfaces.org.uk/adviceandsupport/self-help-guides
Fatigue Headway www.headway.org.uk/about-brain-injury/individuals/effects-of-brain-injury/fatigue/
www.headway.org.uk/media/6580/managing-fatigue-e-booklet.pdf
www.headway.org.uk/news-and-campaigns/news/drained-by-fatigue-try-these-8-ways-to-cope-after-brain-injury/
Brain Injury - New Zealand www.brain-injury.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2345-07-Fatigue-Management-Online.pdf
Health and Wellbeing after Trauma for Patients - Relatives – Carers AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/life-after-trauma/caring-for-someone-with-an-injury
ICUSteps icusteps.org/patients
Injuries to the Head and Brain AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/diagnosis-and-treatment/surgery-head
Headway www.headway.org.uk/about-brain-injury/individuals/information-library/
Information for Overseas Visitors UK Government www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-overseas-visitors-hospital-charging-regulations
Injuries to Chest and Abdomen AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/diagnosis-and-treatment/surgery
www.aftertrauma.org/diagnosis-and-treatment/managing-chest-wall-injuries
Limb Injury AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/diagnosis-and-treatment/injuries-to-limbs
Limb Loss AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/diagnosis-and-treatment/injuries-to-limbs
Limbless Association www.limbless-association.org/index.php/information/amputee
Managing stress, mood and sleep BBC Radio 4

All in the Mind, How to manage your worries

Be Mindful The clinical-grade digital therapeutic mindfulness course for improved mental health
Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service www.brightonandhovewellbeing.org/
Calm Calm - The #1 App for Meditation and Sleep
Headspace www.headspace.com/
Headway www.headway.org.uk/about-brain-injury/individuals/brain-injury-and-me/top-tips-for-a-good-nights-sleep/
NHS www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/
Managing your Pain AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/symptoms-and-difficulties-after-trauma/pain-different-types
www.aftertrauma.org/symptoms-and-difficulties-after-trauma/persistent-pain
Older People and Trauma AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/diagnosis-and-treatment/older-people-and-traumatic-injury
Returning to Work and Driving AbilityNet A digital world accesible to all
AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/useful-organisations/useful-organisations
Headway www.headway.org.uk/about-brain-injury/individuals/information-library/
www.headway.org.uk/media/4123/brain-injury-a-guide-for-employers.pdf
UK Government www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
www.gov.uk/access-to-work - get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is
Spinal Cord Injury AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/diagnosis-and-treatment/surgery-spine
National Spinal Injuries Centre www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/NSIC Home/Patients and visitors/national-spinal-injuries-centre-patient-information-leaflets.htm
Spinal Injuries Association www.spinal.co.uk
Symptoms and Difficulties after Trauma AfterTrauma www.aftertrauma.org/symptoms-and-difficulties-after-trauma