UK support services for health professionals coping with stress and burnout or mental health problems.
NHS Practitioner Health: free, confidential NHS primary care mental health and addiction service with expertise in treating health & care professionals.
Tea and Empathy: Online Facebook support group for NHS staff
BMA Wellbeing Support Services: Confidential free support and telephone counselling for all doctors and medical students.
Samaritans: 24 hour support service
Sick Doctors Trust (For those with dependency problems)
Doctors’ Support Network: confidential peer support network for doctors and medical students with concerns about their mental health, including online support forum.
DocHealth: confidential, not for profit, psychotherapeutic consultation service for all doctors
British Doctors and Dentists Group: Self-help recovery group for doctors and dentists addicted to alcohol or drugs.Â
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund: financial assistance and a telephone befriending scheme for doctors in need and their families