by Naomi Gornall | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog
I founded the charity Doctors in Distress more than five years ago, with the hope of bringing a spotlight to a taboo topic of adverse mental health in the medical and healthcare workforce. My brother, a consultant cardiologist took his own life in November 2018, and I...
by admin | Nov 13, 2023 | Blog
Doctors in Distress is delighted to be launching our partnership with the Medical Defence Union (MDU) to provide much needed wellbeing support to foundation doctors and medical students. The partnership, launched today (13th November) to coincide with World Kindness...
by admin | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog
Cygnet’s CEO, Dr Tony Romero, was delighted to welcome colleagues from the charity, Doctors in Distress, to celebrate a fantastic fundraising total of £11,220, which was raised on a charity hike up Yr Wyddfa/Mount Snowdon. The trek saw a team of 19 Cygnet colleagues...
by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Blog
Although I began one of my recent posts with the phrase ‘it is an honour’, it needs saying again. It is truly a privilege to work with leadership teams for whom the wellbeing of their workforce is a priority – not just lip-service, but a genuine focus on instilling...
by susannahB | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog
I am a regular user of healthcare services: I have had Type 1 diabetes for over 50 years; I have two children both born in a hospital; and I have had surgery for peritonitis (1972) and a hip replacement (2018). In my experience the burn-out of staff in the NHS has...
by susannahB | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Guest Blog
The Royal Literary Fund pays professional published writers to work in universities, schools, workplaces and organisations using their skills to support all aspects of writing. The call came…. “It’s called Doctors in Distress but it’s not just for doctors but any...
