Nursing: Government Websites
This guide brings together the key resources, services and library staff who can support you throughout your nursing course.
Links to UK national and local government websites and associated organisations
- Constituency data - health conditionsGovernment website allowing comparison of local data. Browse data constituency and small area estimates for the prevalence of twenty conditions, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dementia, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, and epilepsy.
- UK Health Security AgencyOne of the organisations taking the place of Public Health England. Responsible since April 2021 for UK-wide public health protection and infectious disease capability, and replacing Public Health England. It is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care.
- Office for Health Improvement and DisparitiesOne of the organisations (together with the UK Health Security Agency) taking the place of Public Health England. This Office focusses on improving the nation’s health so that everyone can expect to live more of life in good health, and on levelling up health disparities to break the link between background and prospects for a healthy life.
- Department of Health and Social CareThe main page for the UK Government Department of Health and Social care
Evaluate your sources!
Remember that not all information on the web is reliable.
We developed a guide with simple steps to help you ensure that the information you use adds to the quality of your work.
Remember that not all information on the web is reliable.
We developed a guide with simple steps to help you ensure that the information you use adds to the quality of your work.