Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative (APCRC) is responsible for research management and governance for NHS Bristol, NHS South Gloucestershire and NHS North Somerset.

www.swpho.nhs.uk The South West Public Health Observatory (SWPHO) aims to improve the health of the population in the South West. Through the collection, monitoring and analysis of data, we produce evidence to inform decision-making on health issues at local, regional and national levels.

www.riphh.org.uk The Royal Institute of Public Health is an independent organisation promoting public health and hygiene through education and training, information, quality testing and policy development.

www.dh.gov.uk Public Health & Clinical Quality covers three main areas: health protection, health promotion and clinical quality. Reducing health inequalities is an important strand of this work.

www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/Pages/CarersDirectHome.aspx  Carers Direct is a new service recently launched as part of the government’s New Deal for Carers. It is a programme to improve support for the UK's growing number of carers. It provides carers with a single and comprehensive online resource for carer-specific information, including guidance on the different stages of caring, information for claiming benefits, advice for young carers and contact details for local authorities.

www.nelh.nhs.uk The National electronic Library for Health Programme is working with NHS Libraries to develop a digital library for NHS staff, patients and the public.

Population projections by sex and quinary age groups 04
excel file UnitaryAuthorities.xls

Profile of Alcohol Related Harm
select "North Somerset" from list on the page.

Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change

www.HealthcarePromotions.co.uk  Provides health and social care professionals with easy access to over 700 links to health promotion resources, such as leaflets, posters and factsheets which cover over 75 different health areas such as healthy eating, exercise and diabetes.