The Laura Hyde Foundation
Who they help Healthcare professionals and emergency service workers who are seeking mental health and wellbeing support for themselves or colleagues Type of help provided The Laura Hyde Foundation is…
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Medical Schools Council
What they do Formerly the Council of Heads of Medical Schools, the Council aims to: Be a principal source for informed opinion and advice on all matters relating to basic medical education…
Medic Footprints
Who they help: Medics and medical students seeking wellbeing and alternative career opportunities.
Ratford Retreat Centre
Who they help Primarily healthcare professionals Type of help provided Not for profit residential courses held at the centre in Wiltshire, supporting students and qualified doctors on a range of…
Medics’ Money
Who they help All doctors from F1 to Consultant/GP and beyond. Empowering all doctors to make better financial decisions. Type of help provided Free step by step guides and information…
Samaritans
Who they help People who need to speak to someone about their problems. Common reasons people contact Samaritans are: relationship and family problems loss, including loss of a friend or…
DocHealth
Who they help Doctors who are dealing with stress-related anxiety and depression. Issues covered include: Relationship difficulties at work and at home Burnout and work/life balance Bullying or harassment at…
The Louise Tebboth Foundation
Who they help Projects and services which support doctors at risk of suicide and initiatives which assist the bereaved families of doctors who have died by suicide Type of help…
The Cameron Fund
Who they help GPs and/or their dependants. Type of help provided Help with one-off grants/loans,regular ongoing support and student awards for children of beneficiaries. Times that help is provided Mon-Fri,…
The Royal Medical Foundation
Who they help Medical Practitioners and or their families who find themselves in financial hardship. Type of help provided One off grants, regular payments and Educational awards. Times that help…
Sick Doctors Trust
Who they help Doctors and medical students, and their families, suffering any degree of dependence on drugs and alcohol. Type of help provided Empathy and understanding to callers. Arranging contact…
British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
Who they help Physicians of Indian origin including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Type of help provided They assist members in improving their career prospects, support doctors coming…
RCS Confidential Support & Advice Service
Who they help All surgeons and members of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS). Type of help provided A surgeon-to-surgeon helpline for surgeons facing professional difficulties. The service offers a listening…
RCP Psychiatrists’ Support Service
Who they help Psychiatrists who are members or associates of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) Type of help provided Online resources and advice via telephone. How help is provided…
Medical Women’s Federation
Who they help Women doctors and women medical students. Type of help provided Advice, information, workshops, lectures and social programmes. How help is provided and by whom They update and…
Practitioner Health Programme
Who they help Registered medical practitioners living in the London Strategic Health Authority area who are suffering from mental health, addiction or physical health problems that are affecting their work.…
Doctors’ Support Network
Who they help UK based doctors and medical students with mental health problems. Problems may include stress, burnout, depression, manic depression, psychoses and eating disorders. Type of help provided Anonymous…
British Doctors and Dentists Group
Who they help Doctors and Dentists who are recovering, or wish to recover from addiction or to dependency on alcohol or other drugs Type of help provided Group meetings. How…
BMA Wellbeing Support Services: Counselling | Peer Support
Who they help All doctors and medical students. Type of help provided The counselling service is open 24/7 and staffed by professional counsellors, all bound by strict codes of confidentiality.…
Sci59
Who they help Aimed at foundation 1 and 2 doctors but may also be of interest to newer trainees in specialties and to medical students to confirm career choices, or…
NHS Health Careers
Who they help Trainee doctors and other health professionals wanting to decide what type of medical career to pursue. Type of help provided Health Careers is the information service about…
Medical Protection
Who they help Doctors with ethical and legal problems that arise from their clinical practice. Type of help provided A range of discretionary membership benefits including medico-legal advice, legal representation,…
Medical Forum
Who they help Anyone in the medical profession including students, trainees, returners, dentists and vets who need career guidance. Type of help provided Career guidance, coaching, planning, management skills, training,…
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery
Who they help Postgraduate medical and dental students. Type of help provided Training, education and support for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Geographical coverage Kent, Surrey and Sussex Contact details Email:…
Oxford Deanery
Who they help Trainee doctors and dentists in the Oxford Deanery area. Type of help provided Training and education; with a Foundation School and Specialty Schools in General Practice and…
Wales Deanery
Who they help Trainee doctors in Wales. They also manage the delivery of education and training for doctors more generally in 25 postgraduate medical centres across Wales. Type of help…
Wessex Deanery
Who they help Trainees and educators in the field of medicine. Type of help provided They provide training and education, and have a Foundation School and six Specialty Schools including…
National Association of Sessional GPs
Who they help Sessional GPs; locums, salaried GPs, GP retainers and GP assistants who have joined the National Association of Sessional GPs as a member. Type of help provided As…
BMA Charities
Who they help All UK doctors, their dependents, and medical students. BMA Charities is independent of the British Medical Association, so applicants do not need to be BMA members. Type…
British International Doctors’ Association
Who they help Doctors and dentists, who are members, and feel they are being treated unfairly in the workplace. This includes those who feel their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion,…
Courses4Doctors
Who they help Doctors of all specialties, SHOs and SpRs Type of help provided Online listings of interview skills and career development courses. The site lists a variety of up…
Doctors.net.uk
Who they help UK registered Doctors in Primary and Secondary care. Type of help provided Members of Doctors.net.uk can access emotional and professional support through online discussion forums on the…
International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous
Who they help Doctors seeking to recover from addictions. Type of help provided IDAA strongly supports mainstream Alcoholics Anonymous as the basis for everyone's recovery programme, but recognises that specific…
Bayberry Clinic and Recovery Centre
Who they help Healthcare professionals struggling with substance dependancy and/or mental health difficulties. Type of help provided They are a modified, democratic therapeutic community that offers a specialist and confidential…
Hospital Dr
Who they help Hospital Dr is an online magazine for hospital doctors of all grades. Type of help provided It provides up-to-date news and opinion on the latest developments in the…
Medical Success
Who they help Doctors considering vocations beyond the hospital or the GP's surgery. Type of help provided Careers advice, workshops and conferences. Geographical coverage UK-wide Fee Free careers advice available;…
Royal Society of Medicine
Who they help Doctors of all grades and specialties who hold a UK-recognised medical qualification and students studying medicine at all UK-approved medical schools. Type of help provided Support for…
The Point of Care Foundation
Who they help An an independent charity working to improve patients' experience of care and increase support for the staff who work with them. The Point of Care Foundation helps…
HEE London Professional Support Unit
Who they help All postgraduate doctors and dentists in London holding a London training number (foundation years until CCT) Healthcare professionals between Bands 5 to 8 in a recognised training…
The Medical Defence Union
Who they help Members; doctors and dentists, medical students and other healthcare professionals who need help defending their professional reputations when their clinical performance is called into question. Type of…