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This website is dedicated to proving information on the legal implications relating to health issues, including medical ethics, public health law, medical legal advice and mental health laws and policies.
We also offer a wealth of information focusing on how to obtain free legal advice and legal aid along with the health and safety legal requirements at work and hospital regulations and standards.
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Recommended Reading, Resources and Websites
General Medical and Legal
NHS
National Health Service
http://www.nhs.uk/
General Medical Council (GMC)
Regent's Place
350 Euston Road
London
NW1 3JN
http://www.gmc-uk.org/
The British Medical Association (BMA)
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9JP
Tel: 020 7387 4499
http://bma.org.uk/
The Institute of Medical Ethics (IME)
152b The Elms
High Street
Newton-Le-Willows
WA12 9SG
01925 299733
http://www.instituteofmedicalethics.org/
The Centre of Medical Law and Ethics
King's College London
Strand
London
WC2R 2LS
Fax: 020 7848 2575
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/law/research/centres/medlawethics/index.aspx
Disability Law
HSE Health and Safety Executive
Disability Law
http://www.hse.gov.uk/disability/law.htm
Disability Rights .Gov
Disability Law Service
C/O Real
First floor, Jack Dash House
2 Lawn House Close
London
E14 9YQ
020 7791 9800
http://www.dls.org.uk/
Health and Safety
HSE: Health and Safety Executive
Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 7HS
0845 300 9923
http://www.hse.gov.uk/
CQC Care Quality Commission
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
03000 616161
http://www.cqc.org.uk/
Public Health England
Wellington House
133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
020 7654 8000
http://www.hpa.org.uk/
Medical Charities
AvMA
Action against Medical Accidents
Freedman House
Christopher Wren Yard
117 High Street
Croydon
CR0 1QG
0845 1232352
http://www.avma.org.uk/
Mind
15-19 Broadway
Stratford
London
E15 4BQ
020 8519 2122
http://www.mind.org.uk/
AMRC
Association of Medical Research Charities
Charles Darwin House
12 Roger Street
London WC1N 2JU, UK
T +44 (0)20 7685 2620
http://www.amrc.org.uk/
Other
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