Useful links

Please note that these links are to sites unrelated to the BMA. We can accept no responsibility for their content

Science and research links
Association of Medical Research Charities - an organisation of the leading medical and health research charities in the UK
http://www.amrc.org.uk

Current controlled trials - search, register and share information about randomised controlled trials
www.controlled-trials.com

Intercollegiate group on nutrition - a group representing the royal colleges in collaboration with the British Dietitic Association and the British Dental Association, which provides courses in nutrition, primarily for medical practitioners
www.icgnutrition.org.uk

Medical Research Council - a publicly funded organisation which supports research across the spectrum of human health
www.mrc.ac.uk

National Institute for Medical Research - research into genetics and development, infections and immunity, neurosciences and structural biology
www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk

Nature - the latest research in science and medicine
www.nature.com

RDDirect - advice for all researchers working in health and social care settings
www.rddirect.org.uk

RDInfo - health-related research funding information
www.rdinfo.org.uk

RDLearning - research and development learning in the UK
www.rdlearning.org.uk

SNOMED clinical terms - clinical terminology - the Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine
www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/systemsandservices/data/terminology/snomed

Ethics links
General Medical Council - the registration body for doctors in the UK which fosters good medical practice, promotes high standards of medical education and deals with doctors whose fitness to practice is in doubt.
www.gmc-uk.org

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority - a non-departmental Government body that regulates and inspects all UK clinics providing IVF, donor insemination or the storage of eggs, sperm or embryos. The HFEA also licenses and monitors all human embryo research being conducted in the UK.
www.hfea.gov.uk

Journal of Medical Ethics - journal that reflects the whole field of medical ethics. It is the official journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics.
http://jme.bmjjournals.com/

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