EUROPE CHILDREN

The Alexander Trust
Information about dolphin therapy for children with special needs.
www.thealexandertrust.com

Patient UK: Information Leaflets - Child Health
Offers basic details about a variety of conditions, includes references.
www.patient.co.uk

Kirsty Appeal / Rainbow Family Trust
Information about this child's hospice, including latest news, and future events.
www.kirstysappeal.co.uk

BBC Health: A to Z of Children's Ailments
Offers causes, symptoms and treatments of many illnesses. Includes relevant links.
www.bbc.co.uk

Birth Defects Foundation
Registered charity that aims to fund research, provide support and increase awareness.
www.birthdefects.co.uk

Children First and Always
Information about general health, and staying in hospital, aimed at various ages. Written by GOSH Trust.
www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk

Kick Asthma
Includes news, facts and magazine articles, games and a message board. Also includes an asthma dictionary.
www.kickasthma.org.uk

Avon Longitudinal Study of Children and Parents
Details of a Bristol based study into child health and development, including publications and presentations.
www.alspac.bris.ac.uk

Samantha Dickson Research Trust
A charity to help find a cure for childhood brain tumours. Offers support and advice to patients and families.
www.sdrt.co.uk

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
Provides details of events, latest news, and ideas for getting involved. Includes a section for kids and teens.
www.gosh.org

South West Child Protection Procedures
Jargon-free and interactive guide for all professionals working with children and young people in the South West of England.
www.swcpp.org.uk

Whizz-Kidz : The Movement for Non-Mobile Children
Charity helping disabled children throughout the UK, by providing mobility aids, training and advice. Includes a kid's zone.
www.whizz-kidz.org.uk

General Practice Notebook - Paediatric
Clinical reference guide, aimed at health care professionals. Includes paediatrics by system, diseases and conditions, and emergencies.
www.gpnotebook.co.uk

ACT
Provides information to families and professionals involved in palliative care for children with life-threatening or terminal conditions.
www.act.org.uk

British Institute for Brain Injured Children
Registered charity encouraging home-based therapy to help children variously diagnosed as having autism, autistic tendencies and brain damage.
www.bibic.org.uk

ChildHealthMonitor.org (CHM)
Information on the latest research from medical journals, translated into everyday language. [Paid subscription required for the majority of articles.]
www.childhealthmonitor.org

Sargent Cancer Care for Children
Charity caring for children with cancer providing support for families at home and in hospital from the day of diagnosis. News, events, publications and donation page.
www.sargent.org