
Six ways to combat the impact of the pandemic on your wellbeing
The Covid pandemic has had a huge effect on physical and mental wellbeing for doctors and medical students. RMBF volunteer Shailaja Joshi kindly shares her tips on how to mitigate…
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The Covid pandemic has had a huge effect on physical and mental wellbeing for doctors and medical students. RMBF volunteer Shailaja Joshi kindly shares her tips on how to mitigate…
DocHealth is our confidential psychotherapeutic support service provided in partnership with the BMA, open to qualified UK doctors of any grade or speciality. Based on a self-referral model, the service…
Simon Dinnick has specialised in helping doctors and dentists throughout his career as a practising solicitor. He has worked for all the major medical defence and protection organisations, as well…
Medical school is tough. The hours are long, the content is overwhelming, and it can feel like there is no end in sight. I see junior doctor friends working incredibly…
The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund sends congratulations to our patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne. The Queen…
Is it another fad, this self-care thing? Self-care has gained a bit of a bad rap over the years. It's often seen as ‘fluffy bunny stuff’, expensive and time-consuming. There’s…
We are very pleased to announce that the RMBF has been awarded a £25,000 BMA Giving grant to help support doctors facing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury as…
Volunteers’ Week takes place from 1-7 June each year. It gives us the chance to thank and celebrate the fantastic contributions that our volunteers make. Every day across the country,…
Dr Conor Tuffs is a junior doctor and RMBF volunteer based in Cornwall. He joined the RMBF's volunteer network as one of the first medical student volunteers, helping to raise…
Dr Charlie Holden is a surgical trainee and RMBF volunteer based in Cardiff. During the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, while working in Brighton, Charlie wrote about doctors’ experiences…