WEBSITES UPDATE

As well as those websites already listed here are some more...

National Heart Forum
http://www.heartforum.org.uk/
Membership organisation bringing together organisations dealing with all areas and
risk factors in the field of chronic disease prevention. Information on NHF position
statements and policy work areas is available from the site, along with publications
such as the Healthy weight, Healthy lives toolkit, and the NHF modelling team’s
reports on obesity trends.

Heartstats
http://www.heartstats.org/
The British Heart Foundation’s regularly updated statistics website. Includes a wide
range of statistics on risk factors for chronic disease such as blood cholesterol,
smoking, physical activity and diet.

Blood Pressure Association
http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/
A charity supporting patients as well as healthcare professionals managing
hypertension. The site includes guides to the effects of high blood pressure, available
medication for its treatment and monitoring.

British Hypertension Society
http://www.bhsoc.org/
The British Hypertension Society acts as a medical and research forum for
hypertension. The Society produces guidelines on management of hypertension,
which are available from their site, and also links to NICE guidance.

Heart UK
http://www.heartuk.org.uk/
Website includes resources such as a cardiovascular disease prediction chart, JBS
risk assessor, and links to NICE guidelines and various publications.