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In Remembrance
In remembrance
Health and care professionals dedicate their lives to caring for others. They bring skill, compassion, expertise and humanity to the people and communities they serve.
Tragically, some of our colleagues die by suicide.
This memorial wall is dedicated to those health and care professionals who are no longer with us. It is a place to remember them, honour their contribution, and recognise the difference they made through their lives and work.
Behind every name is a person who mattered and deserves to be remembered.
Their impact continues through the people they helped, taught, supported and loved.
As we remember them, we also reaffirm our commitment to supporting the wellbeing of those who care for others.
They mattered. They deserve to be remembered. They will not be forgotten.
Messages of remembrance
Honour the life of a loved one, friend, or colleague by sharing a tribute, memory, or reflection. Your words will become part of our National Memorial Wall, helping to ensure they are remembered and their legacy lives on.
From One Health and Care Professional to Another
"You are not your worst day. You are not your darkest thoughts. You are worthy of support, of rest, of joy. Your life - your life - is absolutely worth fighting for."
If you're reading this and struggling, please know: you matter. Your pain is valid. And help is here.
Let hope be your guide, and remembrance your motivation. Together, we can build a culture where vulnerability is not hidden, where help is always accessible, and where no health and care professional walks alone.
To My Fellow Health and Care Professionals
A message of hope
Before I say anything else, I want you to know this: I see you.
Not just the version of you that turns up to work, puts on a brave face, and cares for others with compassion and professionalism - but the real you. The one who might feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or quietly breaking inside.
I’ve been there too.
That place where everything feels heavy. Where you start to wonder if things will ever get easier. Where even getting through the next hour feels like a mountain to climb.
But I need you to hear this: it can get better.
I didn’t always believe that myself. There were days I felt completely lost - burnt out, numb, detached. And yet, over time, with support, with gentleness, and a lot of patience, life began to feel lighter again.
The fact that you’re reading this tells me something incredibly important: There is still a part of you that wants things to change.
That tiny spark of hope or curiosity - that’s not weakness, it’s courage. You’re still here. That matters more than you know.
If no one’s told you lately, let me be the one to say it: I’m proud of you.
Not because you’re holding it all together, but because you’re still trying, still showing up, still finding a way through - even when it’s hard. That takes strength. That takes heart.
It’s okay if you don’t feel okay.
It’s okay if you’re struggling.
You are not failing. You are human. And you are allowed to feel tired, lost, or broken.
But you are not alone. And this moment - this feeling - will not last forever.
There will come a day when you look back and realise that choosing to stay, to ask for help, to keep going, was the most important thing you ever did for yourself.
And in that future, there will be laughter again. There will be ease. There will be a version of you who is no longer just surviving, but living.
Until then, let curiosity carry you - just a whisper of a question:
What if things could feel different? What if you’re not done yet?
You are not your worst day. You are not your darkest thoughts. You are not alone.
You are worthy of support, of rest, of joy.
And your life - your life - is absolutely worth fighting for.
With all my heart,
Another doctor who stayed
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