Useful Links
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.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.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.cmmc.nhs.uk - Website for Manchester Children's Hospitals and Manchester Royal Infirmary
www.manchesterheartcentre.org - website specifically for the Manchester Heart Centre which is based in Manchester Royal Infirmary
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
www.alderhey.org.uk - Website for Alder Hey Children's Hospital
