Resources
Useful links for mental health and wellbeing:
NHS Practitioner Health Practitioner Health is a free, confidential NHS mental health treatment service with expertise in treating healthcare professionals. The service can help with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder
BMA Wellbeing Support Services Confidential, 24/7 telephone counselling and peer support. Free of charge to all doctors and medical students.
Free resilience and wellbeing toolkit from We Are Beyond
GP Career SupportHub, Future NHS This GP Career Support Hub has been created as a central information point with resources to support GPs at varying stages of their career - from newly qualified doctors to those approaching the end of their career. It provides information, guidance and support on career development, learning, mentoring, appraisals, career options/flexibility, wellbeing, pay and pensions to enable GPs to realise fulfilling, rewarding and challenging careers in general practice.
DocHealth - not-for-profit confidential service for doctors.
British Doctors and Dentists Group A mutual / self help group of doctors and dentists from all levels of our professions who are recovering from, or wish to recover from addiction to alcohol, drugs or other behavioural addictions.
Doctors Support Network A confidential peer support network for doctors and medical students with concerns about their mental health.
Doctors Support Group Provides support and assistance to medical professionals or dentists facing suspension, exclusion, investigation of complaints and/or allegations of professional misconduct.
Londonwide LMCs GP Professional Support Network
The Cameron Fund Supports GPs and their dependents with financial problems whether due to ill-health, disability, death or loss of employment. This includes both those who are already suffering from financial hardship and those who are facing it.
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund Provides support for doctors and their families through all stages of their career and beyond. Our help ranges from financial assistance in the form of grants and loans to a telephone befriending scheme for those who may be isolated and in need of support.
Help Me I'm a Doctor Helps distressed doctors and their dependents to identify charities and funds to support them when in financial need. They include a range of people's situations. Individuals are then advised to make an application.
Podcasts and Videos
You Are Not a Frog: Podcast for Doctors The podcast that helps people under pressure beat burnout and work happier. If you work in a high-pressure environment like healthcare then – just like a frog in boiling water – you might not notice stress building up until it’s too late. It’s why so many brilliant people end up leaving careers they love – but which come at the expense of their wellbeing. Knowing how to handle overwhelm, respond to your spiralling workload, and thrive at work are critical skills. This podcast will help you learn them and apply them at work.
NHS Practitioner Health Webinars and Podcasts Listen to the NHS Practitioner Health podcast. In each episode we have insightful conversations with a variety expert speakers discussing how you manage you mental health and wellbeing and the challenges faced by healthcare professionals. You can find each episode using the link provided and on all major podcast platforms.
The Mind Full Medic Podcast The Mind Full Medic podcast explores broader definitions health, wellbeing and optimal performance through the words and wisdom of guests who I consider to be leaders and gamechangers in their respective fields. Guests to date include elite athletes, healthcare professionals, yoga teachers, business school professors, coaches, and entrepreneurs from across the globe.