Fundraising

Doctors in Distress is incredibly grateful to everyone who fundraises for the charity.

We could not continue our lifesaving work without your support. We are almost entirely reliant on your donations and do not receive any Government funding.

Please consider donating today by clicking here Doctors in Distress – JustGiving

Our current major fundraiser is our Every Minute Of Every Day appeal. To download a fundraising pack to get ideas on what to do, click the button below.

If you’d like to organise an event or work for an organisation who’d like to support us and need some support, please send an email to Sarah Jones, our Head of Fundraising at sarah.jones@doctors-in-distress.org.uk.

doctors in distress campaigns and fundraisers

Past Fundraising Activities:

5k A Day

Resident doctor and Doctors in Distress Ambassador, Ed Hutchison, ran at least 5k every day of 2024 in hospital scrubs to raise money for our charity. From September, Ed steadily increased the lengths of his runs and culminated in a marathon on New Year’s Eve. Ed, who lives near Bristol, discovered our charity through Adam Kay’s work and believes we do vital work to protect the mental health of healthcare workers. His challenge raised more than £10,000.

His JustGiving page is still open so if you wish to donate, please click on the link below.

Three Peaks Challenge

In August 2024, Dr Kamal Sidhu and a group of fellow medical professionals took on the Three Peaks Challenge. The NHS Crew, as they were known, walked the UK’s three highest mountains- Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales, to raise funds for Doctors in Distress. Their efforts raised a brilliant £15,000, which helped fund our vital work to protect the mental health of all healthcare workers.

doctors in distress 5k in may

5K in May

In May 2024, Doctors in Distress held its fourth annual fundraiser called 5K in May to support the mental wellbeing of our healthcare workers.

The challenge was to complete a 5k during the month of May and dozens of fundraisers supported us in different ways, either by swimming, cycling, running, walking and even bootcamps. 

The theme was ‘One Step Forward’, both in terms of participants taking that one step in their 5k journey and also encouraging healthcare professionals to take that step towards seeking support for their mental health.

We were delighted to raise more than £8,000 which will all go towards funding vital services to prevent suicide and protect the mental health of all healthcare workers.

 

A Marathon A Month

One of our Trustees, Professor Subodh Dave, ran at least a marathon a month from January 2024 to June 2024, in aid of Doctors in Distress. Subodh is no stranger to these incredible feats, having previously cycled the Channel to Mediterranean in just over a week, and completed the Berlin marathon in under three hours. 

He ran more than 1100 miles throughout his epic challenge, which finished in South Africa at the 54-mile Comrades race. The hilly route is the equivalent of running up Snowdon twice, and once back down.

Subodh, Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, raised an incredible £11,000.