Useful Links
Heart Charities
www.heartchild.info - website for the Children's Heart association. They have funded this website, the Cardiac Yotuh Forum and the Text Messaging Service. It is run by families and friends of cardiac children. Local support group with many activities and days out organised.
www.yheart.net - website produced for young people with congenital heart disease. produced by the British Heart Foundation. Loads of information, interactive areas, games and information about meet@teenheart events
www.childrens-heart-fed.org.uk - umbrella organisation that looks after lots of support groups. Has nice information leaflets and diagrams (animated) of different congenital heart problems
www.guch.org.uk - Grown up Congenital Heart Patients Association. Supports adults with Congenital Heart Disease. Has lots of useful information about insurance, lifestyle issues and more...
www.lhm.org.uk - Website that supports families who have a child with a heart condition that results in only one pumping chamber
www.maxappeal.org.uk - Website to support those affected by Digeorge Syndrome. Based around support for parents but lots of useful information about this condition
Hospitals in the North West who look after patients with Congenital Heart Disease
www.cmft.nhs.uk - Website for Manchester Children's Hospitals and Manchester Royal Infirmary - have a look at their young people's zone
www.manchesterheartcentre.org - website specifically for the Manchester Heart Centre which is based in Manchester Royal Infirmary
www.alderhey.org.uk - Website for Alder Hey Children's Hospital
General Websites health related
www.wellchild.org.uk - General website supporting families and children with chronic illness
www.actionforsickchildren.org - National Organisation that has championed expert and appropriate care for sick children
www.b-eat.co.uk - beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. beat is the working name of the Eating Disorders Association, a website for young people affected by eating disorders
www.need2know.co.uk/health - a website for young people that covers all sorts of health related topics
www.teenagehealthfreak.org - a website that covers all sorts of health realted problems in a teeange friendly way
Pregnancy and Contraception
www.likeitis.org.uk - likeitis gives young people access to information about all aspects of sex education and teenage life
