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Wellbeing
Resources
BMA Wellbeing Services
A range of services and information to help support you. Our free and confidential 24/7 counselling line and peer support service are open to all doctors and medical students.
DocHealth
DocHealth is a confidential, not for profit psychotherapy service for all practising doctors in the UK, delivered online by doctors who are specialist Consultant Medical Psychotherapists.
The service helps doctors, who self-refer, to explore difficulties, both professional and personal. Fees are charged according to grade and support may be available in cases of financial hardship
Medical Women's Federation
Offers advice and support to female doctors including mentoring and coaching schemes, support around issues with maternity leave, less the full time training, non-training grade doctors.
Practitioner Performance Advice
If you have concerns about your own performance - perhaps you are returning to work after a period of absence, or you have health problems which may be impacting on your performance; you can self-refer to NHS resolution through the advice numbers.
The Point of Care Foundation
For organisations
The Point of Care Foundation works to improve patients’ experience of care and increase support for the staff who work with them. The organisation does this by providing evidence and resources to support health and care staff in the valuable work of caring for patients.
