Protecting the mental health of the people who care for us.
Doctors in Distress is an independent charity supporting the mental health of healthcare workers.
Our Work
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Free, confidential and non-judgemental help and learning sessions for healthcare workers.
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We campaign for mentally healthy workplaces, recognition of the emotional impact of healthcare work, and psychological safety.
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Every 17 September, we plant trees in memory of healthcare workers and to promote mental health.
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Preventing suicide shouldn’t rest on individuals alone. The systems healthcare staff work within must be designed to reduce risk.
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Our impact in 2025
- 153confidential support sessions provided
- 94%of attendees felt safe and able to speak openly
- 77%of attendees found sessions very or extremely helpful
- 45,000staff in NHS trusts signed up to Let’s Prevent Suicide
Our story
No healthcare worker should feel they have nowhere to turn.
In 2024, a doctor in England and Wales died by suicide around every three weeks.
Source: ONS, Suicide by occupation in England and Wales: 2023 and 2024, provisional (opens in a new tab)
Doctors in Distress was founded in 2019 by Amandip Sidhu after his brother Jagdip, a consultant cardiologist, died by suicide.
Today we bring healthcare workers together in confidential peer support groups, and work with leaders across healthcare to change the systems they work within.
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