Real Life Patient Stories - A useful resource for clinicians and Patients

Two new websites have been launched featuring a collection of real life health stories and personal experiences of illness and health.

The two sites, Healthtalkonline, and Youthhealthtalk, have replaced DIPEx, and the new sites include the UK’s largest collection of real life health stories and aim to support individuals who feel isolated as a result of a particular conditions featuring patients talking on videos and on audio clips as well as through transcripts.

All content on the site is based on research carried out by academics from Oxford University from interviews with almost 200 people. The sites are designed to be a useful resource for clinicians who want to better understand people’s perspectives as well as patients.