Vital statistics: 2020-21
270 beneficiaries
received financial help
- 140 doctors and medical students received financial help
- 130 further family members benefited from financial help
- 70 of those were new beneficiaries this year
56 doctors
were helped to return to work or remain in work in 2020-21
An increase of 37% on last year
£478,156
total financial impact for our beneficiaries
including RMBF grants and state benefits secured by our money advice service
£72,313
went towards relieving hardship caused by the impact of Covid-19
thanks to donations from CHSA, BMA Giving and the Healthcare Workers’ Foundation
72 doctors
received expert money advice to help them out of difficult financial situations
76 medical students
received specialist help from our online student money adviser service
12 beneficiaries
were provided with telephone befriending to help combat loneliness
25 new volunteers
joined us this year
We currently have over 200 volunteers supporting our work across the UK
Online support
131,000 views
of our online Advice Hub articles
379 people
accessed help from Rightsteps, our online wellbeing resource, this year
40 people
signed up for Wellbeing Sessions, structured courses offering more in-depth, self-guided support
DocHealth
Confidential psychotherapy service for all UK doctors, provided by the RMBF and the BMA (visit website)
Over 1,200 doctors have now self-referred to the service
81% with high or very high risk of burnout
48% with significant depression
84% with significant anxiety
392 doctors helped in 2020-21 – highest yearly figure since the service’s launch in 2016
92% would recommend the service to others
DocHealth data from August 2021
Finances
Year ended 31st March 2021
Income
- Donations £532,487
- Legacies £62,916
- Trading £12,882
- Investment income £565,392
- Other £22,290
Total £1,195,967
Expenditure
- Charitable activities £1,229,669
- Generating future income £166,865
- Trading £7,908
- Other £76,355
Total £1,480,797
The above is a summary: for more detailed information, download our annual report and accounts 2020-21 (.pdf)
Research into unmet need
The RMBF is undertaking a project to better understand the levels of unmet need for support among UK doctors and medical students.
Proposal outline (.pdf)