by admin | Sep 5, 2025 | Blog, Guest Blog
By Deep Sirur, Psychiatrist and Doctors in Distress Ambassador. There is a certain irony about World Suicide Prevention Day, which falls on September 10th, as it is also the date that eight years ago, I attempted suicide and turned my already topsy turvy existence...
by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Blog
Thank you to Core Prescribing Solutions for their generous donation of £1000 to support our National Memorial Tree Campaign. As the first corporate organisation to sponsor this initiative, their support plays a vital role. Thanks to their generosity, we can continue...
by admin | Nov 24, 2024 | Blog
Reflections on the Doctors in Distress Memorial Tree Campaign for National Tree Week As National Tree Week approaches, it feels right to pause and reflect on the journey of the Doctors in Distress Memorial Tree Campaign—a campaign that has grown from an idea by our...
by admin | Nov 20, 2024 | Blog, Guest Blog
Dr Emma Presern This week is National Self-Care week. As a GP trainee, my mental health took a nose dive in 2019 and I learnt the hard and lonely way that self-care as a healthcare professional is fundamental and lifesaving. And no one is going to do it for you. But...
by admin | Oct 21, 2024 | Blog
Why next time I will do better standing up for my GP at the pub – or anywhere else I will not be alone in valuing a walk with a friend or a girls’ night out as part of the reason I am surviving motherhood, marriage and life in general. Women naturally and reliably...
by admin | Oct 8, 2024 | Blog, Guest Blog
by Dr Anna Baverstock and Dr Jess Morgan Dr Anna Baverstock is a consultant community paediatrician at Somerset Hospitals Foundation Trust and lead for senior doctor wellbeing @anna_annabav Dr Jess Morgan is a paediatrician and Dinwoodie RCPCH Clinical fellow...
