Supporting medical students with mental health conditions
This guidance gives advice and examples of good practice for medical schools, so the best possible support can be given to students who have mental health conditions.
Produced jointly with the Medical Schools Council, the guidance is designed to be flexible, so that medical schools can improve existing processes rather than having to make radical changes, and includes practical suggestions on a range of issues, such as:
- what can medical schools do to help to reduce mental health problems in their students
- how can medical schools work with occupational health services
- how can medical schools deal with mental health conditions that relate to fitness to practise concerns.
Inside the guidance
- Myth busters (open at page 11)
- Defining mental health (open at page 14)
- Prevention (open at page 19)
- Occupational health services (open at page 34)
- Identification (open at page 36)
- Referral (open at page 47)
- Managing and supporting medical students with mental health conditions (open at page 49)
- Returning to a course (open at page 60)
- Transition to the first year of the foundation programme (open at page 63)
- Student fitness to practise (open at page 65)
- Appendix – the legal position (open at page 67)
Who is this guidance for?
This guidance is for medical schools, medical students, and people and organisations involved in postgraduate medical education and training.
Why do you need this document?
This guidance details how medical schools can support students with mental health conditions, and promote good mental health and well-being.
