Website links

The internet’s a great thing – anything you want to know is there for you at the click of a mouse… but, do be careful about the way you use it when it comes to getting information about your health. It’s hard to know which sites to trust, and none of them can tell you anything that’s specific to your individual medical needs.

If you do want to know more about your operation, recovery or return to work, here is a list of trusted websites that offer safe, sensible, useful information:

• British Association of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons
• British Society for Surgery of the Hand
• NHS Stop Smoking Service
• NHS Choices
• Department for Work and Pensions
• GOV.UK
• DVLA - Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency