National Support Services
If you have concerns about your training, it is important that you contact either your Educational (ES) or Clinical Supervisor (CS) immediately. This should be done in a formal setting.
If you are still not happy after having spoken to the ES or CS, you should contact the Training Programme Directors (TPD), the Deputy Director or the Director of Medical Education (DME).
There are many confidential support services available, these include:
Addiction
- Alcoholics Anonymous www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
- Alcohol Research UK https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/
- British Doctors and Dentists Group www.bddg.org
- GamCare - The UK's national organisation for gambling problem help www.gamcare.org.uk
- Gamblers Anonymous https://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
- Narcotics Anonymous www.ukna.org
- The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NARCOA) http://www.nacoa.org.uk/
- Rehab Recovery https://www.rehab-recovery.co.uk/
- Sick Doctors Trust http://sick-doctors-trust.co.uk/
Bereavement
- Cruse Bereavement Care http://www.cruse.org.uk/
- Counselling Directory https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/bereavement.html
- National Bereavement Service https://www.nationalbereavementservice.org/
- Society of Assistance of Medical Families https://www.samf.org.uk/
Carers Support
- Carers UK www.carersuk.org
Career advice
- BMJ Careers https://jobs.bmj.com/gp/?action=viewGpJobs
- BMA Careers https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/career
Crime and Violence
- Victim Support Line www.victimsupport.org.uk
- Women's Aid www.womensaid.org.uk
Disability
- Association of Disabled Professionals www.adp.org.uk
- Hope 4 Medics www.hope4medics.co.uk/about.php
Eating Disorders
- Beat - The UK's Eating Disorder Charity https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
Emotional Distress
- Samaritans www.samaritans.org
Financial difficulties
- Financial support for doctors and families https://www.doctorshelp.org.uk
- The Cameron Fund www.cameronfund.org.uk
- Royal Medical Benevolent Fund www.rmbf.org
- StepChange Debt Charity www.stepchange.org
General
- BMA Wellbeing Support Services https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/work-life-support/your-wellbeing/counselling-and-peer-support
- NHS Practitioner Health Service - Supporting the health of health professionals http://php.nhs.uk/
- The Society for Assistance of Medical Families - https://www.samf.org.uk/
Gender and Sexual Identity
- Pink Therapy http://www.pinktherapy.com/
Government Issues
- Citizens Advice Bureau www.citizensadvice.org.uk
International Doctors
- British International Doctors Association http://www.bidaonline.co.uk/
Legal support
- Medical Defence Union www.themdu.com
- The Medical Protection Society www.medicalprotection.org/uk
Mental Health
- Doctors Support Network www.dsn.org.uk
- iTalk https://www.italk.org.uk/
- Mind - Depression Alliance http://www.mind.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/depression-alliance/
- Mental Health Foundation https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
- Time to change - let's end mental health discrimination https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/
Neurodiverse Conditions
- The National Autistic Society https://www.autism.org.uk/
- Dyslexia Action www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk
Relationships and family
- National Family Mediation www.nfm.org.uk
Trade Union
- Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HSCA) www.hcsa.com
Whistle-blowing
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) www.cqc.org.uk/content/report-concern-if-you-are-member-staff
- Patients First www.patientsfirst.org.uk
Workplace problems
Women in the workplace
- Medical Women's Federation www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk