DocHealth reaches 1,000 doctors
RMBF & BMA's psychotherapeutic support service reaches milestone
Help for doctors and their families in need
Keeping calm through Covid-19
Expert advice on staying mentally well during the pandemic
New online wellbeing resource
Help for medics on mental & physical health, Covid-19, and more
What we do
Help that makes a difference
The RMBF provides support for doctors and their families through all stages of their career and beyond. Our help ranges from financial assistance in the form of grants to a telephone befriending scheme for those who may be isolated and in need of support.
Guided by the profession
The majority of our Board and our volunteers come from a medical background. This means that as an organisation we understand the unique pressures facing doctors on a day to day basis.
Funded by medical families
The RMBF relies on voluntary donations. The money we raise to support doctors and their families comes from fellow doctors and their families. Without the help of our generous donors we could not continue to provide vital support to the medical profession.
Who we help
Every year the RMBF helps hundreds of doctors, medical students and their family members who are in serious hardship due to age, illness, injury or bereavement.
We provide support to doctors of all specialties and at all stages of their careers.
How we help
Regular monthly grants
To help towards day-to-day living costs
Back to work awards
Retraining costs, professional fees and childcare costs for those returning to work after illness
Medical student grants
Grants for medical students facing exceptional hardship, to assist with essential living expenses while studying
Financial advice
Our beneficiaries can access a money advisor for debt management help and other financial advice
Student money advice
Our dedicated advisers can answer your student finance queries
Refugee doctor grants
If you are a refugee doctor retraining to practise medicine in the UK, we may be able to help with a one off award
PhoneFriend support
Our PhoneFriend volunteers provide regular friendly chats over the phone offering emotional support to our beneficiaries
DocHealth
RMBF and BMA's confidential support service for doctors experiencing mental health issues
Latest news
All the latest updates on our programmes, campaigns and activities.
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