Resources to help doctors with health concerns
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Our contact details
Phone: 0161 923 6602
Email: gmc@gmc-uk.org
Organisations which can help you
If you need to talk about your health, the following organisations support doctors in difficulty in the UK.
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
Contact from members about any health and well-being issue is welcomed.
Email: wellbeing@aagbi.org
Website: www.aagbi.org
Telephone: 020 7631 1650
British Doctors and Dentists Group
Website: www.bddg.org
Telephone: 07771 642 682
British Medical Association
In times of difficulty or distress call 24/7: BMA Counselling and Doctor Adviser Service
Telephone: 08459 200 169
Website: www.bma.org.uk/doctorsfordoctors
BMA Counselling and Doctor Advisor Service
In times of difficulty or distress call 24/7: Confidential support for doctors in difficulty through professional counsellors and Doctor Advisors.
Telephone: 08459 200 169
Website: www.bma.org.uk/doctorsfordoctors
British International Doctors Association
Address: ODA House, 316A Buxton Road, Great Moor, Stockport, SK2 7DD.
Telephone: 0161 456 7828
Doctors' Support Network
Peer support group for doctors with a wide range of mental health problems.
Email: info@dsn.org.uk
Website: www.dsn.org.uk
Telephone: 0844 395 3010
Doctors’ Support Line
Helpline dealing with any problem from career and family to mental health problems. Staffed by doctors and fully confidential.
Telephone: 0844 395 3010
The Medical Defence Union (MDU)
Telephone: 0800 716 646 / Ireland 1800 535935
Email: advisory@the-mdu.com
Website: www.the-mdu.com
The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS)
Telephone: 0845 270 2034
Email: advice@mddus.com
Website: www.mddus.com
The Medical Protection Society (MPS)
Telephone: 0845 605 4000
Email: querydoc@mps.org.uk
Website: www.medicalprotection.org/uk
Medical Royal Colleges
Medical Royal Colleges may have their own support services for members - check the College websites for details.
NHS Practitioner health programme
Free and confidential services for doctors with a mental health, addiction or physical health problem affecting their work. Patients outside London area will be dealt with on a case by case basis and maybe required to seek funding for inpatient or specialist case if required.
Website: www.php.nhs.uk
Telephone: 020 3049 4505
Primary Care Support Service
The Primary Care Support Service is a direct access, confidential counselling, support and educational service for GPs (doctors), general dental practitioners and community pharmacists working in Wales. It is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government but is run as an independent service with co-ordinator input in each of the three Welsh regions.
Email: pcssinformation@wales.nhs.uk
Phone: 01248 675899
Psychiatrists' Support Service
A free, confidential support and advice service for members, trainee members and associates of the Royal College of Psychiatrists who find themselves in difficulty.
Email: psychiatristssupportservice@rpsych.ac.uk
Telephone: 020 7245 0412
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund
RMBF offers support to members of the medical profession and their dependants who, through illness or misfortune, find themselves in financial hardship. The website www.support4doctors.org also provides a wide range of other sources of help and support.
Email: enquiries@rmbf.org
Website: www.rmbf.org
Telephone: 020 8540 9194
Fax: 020 8542 0494
Royal Medical Foundation
The Royal Medical Foundation exists to support doctors and their dependants who find themselves in financial hardship.
Email: caseworker@royalmedicalfoundation.org
Telephone: 01372 821 010
Fax: 01372 821 013
Samaritans
Confidential emotional support 24 hours a day.
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org
Telephone: 08457 90 90 90
Sick Doctors Trust
24 hour confidential telephone helpline for doctors with drug and alcohol problems.
Website: www.sick-doctors-trust.co.uk
Telephone: 0370 444 5163
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