Trainee Support - At Difficult Times
External Sources of Support
- British Medical Association Counselling Service
- BMA Doctors for Doctors an enhancement of the above, providing the choice of speaking in confidence to another doctor.
- Confidential Support and Advice Service from the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Medical Defence Union
- Medical Protection Society
- Support for Doctors in Difficulty from the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund
- Local counselling service: Take Time
- Doctors Support Network - a self help group, with a Helpline, for doctors with a range of mental health problems.
And for specific groups:
- Overseas Doctors Training in Anaesthesia in the UK (ODTA-UK) - Written for anaesthetists in particular but with information useful to all specialties.
- Overseas Doctors Community Site - a very useful site with a wide range of advice. However, the jokes section contains material that may be considered offensive - as per our disclaimer below, the Deanery in no way endorse this material.
- HOPE for disabled doctors - support and advice for disabled individuals and their employers / professional bodies.