Healthy Living Links

Below is a list of useful sites for older people and carers.

Alzwell Caregiver Support (UK)

This site is is dedicated to helping dementia caregivers to find understanding, wisdom, and support thoughout the caregiving journey.

BBC Health at 50+ (UK)

This site encourages you to lead a positive and active life and offers tips on everything from coping with retirement to money matters and relationships.

Carers Scotland (UK)

Carers Scotland is the Scottish national office of Carers UK. It is the only Scottish carer-led organisation working for all carers.

Help The Aged (UK)

A UK-based charity which provides practical support to help older people live independent lives, particularly those who are frail, isolated or poor.

Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life (UK)

The Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life is a three-year, UK-wide project jointly led by Age Concern and the Mental Health Foundation.

Lifecoach Directory (UK)

The purpose of the site is ultimately to provide the UK with a huge life coach support network, enabling individuals to find a life coach close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will help those seeking a new direction in their life to find the encouragement they need. Every life coach on the site who has a full profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover, or is registered with a professional body with recognised codes of ethics and practice, this way the Lifecoach Directory can be assured of their professionalism.

Mental Health Net (UK)

Information about a variety of mental health problems from A-Z with further links to related sites.

NHS Health Scotland (UK)

Health Scotland was created on 1 April 2003 by bringing together the Public Health Institute of Scotland (PHIS), and the Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS). We provide a national focus for improving health and will work with the Scottish Executive and other key partners to take action to improve health and reduce inequalities in Scotland.

Over the coming months the websites of the two organisations will operate as usual whilst work on the development of a new site is undertaken (http://www.healthscotland.com/).

Patient (UK)

This is a comprehensive directory of UK health and illness websites, which aims to help non-medical people find the information they need from reputable and reliable sources. The site can be browsed by alphabetical listing or searching by keyword. Areas covered include disease/illness, staying healthy, women’s health, men’s health, senior’s health, eye health, dental health, travel health, and has a substantial list of links to age-related websites.

Scotland's Health on the Web (SHOW) (UK)

Scotland's Health on the Web is sponsored by the Management Executive of the NHS in Scotland, and provides cost effective, readily available health service information to both clinicians and the public.

Silver Surfers (UK)

This site aims to provide links to the best resources and websites that might be relevant to UK users. Whilst US sites are not excluded, the emphasis is on promoting sites that are appropriate to a UK audience. We are providing a gateway, an index, a 'portal', to the Internet which is focused on the needs of Silver Surfers. We hope that this might assist and encourage the take-up of the Internet for the over 50s in the UK. The over 50s have, we believe, more to gain from using the Internet than any other category - indeed, as technology brings affordable developments closer to the 'masses', the Internet will converge on users' requirements from it.