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GP Health Service

It is important that GPs receive the support they require to remain fit and mentally healthy to cope with the demands of the job. This is recognised both locally and nationally; a healthy workforce is vital in order to provide safe and quality care for patients.

General Advice

If you would like general advice and support on your wellbeing or that of a colleague, including assistance in finding the correct service for you, please contact the CLMC office for an informal and confidential discussion.

You can contact CLMC directly on the contact details below or email jackie.jameson@nhs.net with your contact details and one of CLMC Clinical Executives will call at your convenience.

CLMC Office – jackie.jameson@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01642 745 813

Pebble Wellbeing

We are delighted to announce that we have funded Pebble Wellbeing to provide dedicated support for GPs and practice staff working across Tees.

This confidential service offers a wide range of wellbeing, financial, legal, and management support, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Support available includes:
• Immediate emotional support – available 24/7/365, Structured counselling – face-to-face, secure video, or telephone sessions, Guided self-help programmes using tailored cCBT support, Legal and debt management helpline,Manager support services – including Day 1 stress intervention

Digital wellbeing portal featuring:
Live chat,  Wellbeing programmes, Webinars, Exercise videos, Podcasts. Healthy recipes, Fact sheets and more

Critical incident support
• Training for employees and managers on topics such as:
Mental health, Resilience, Stress management
Pebble Wellbeing also provides specialist resources in four key areas:

Health & Wellbeing
Resources designed to support mental health, reduce stress, and improve overall wellbeing and performance.

Legal Support
Guidance on family matters, employment, tax, and property issues.

Financial Support
Help and advice on benefits, budgeting, savings, and everyday money management, including access to MoneyHelper – the government-backed financial guidance service.

Manager Support
Tools and guidance to help leaders create and maintain a supportive workplace culture.

For further info

please visit www.pebblewellbeing.com
For confidential support, Pebble Wellbeing can also be contacted 24/7 on:
0808 168 0751 and 0191 607 6421.

 

 

National GP Health Service

It is important that GPs receive the support they require to remain fit and mentally healthy to cope with the demands of the job. This is recognised both locally and nationally; a healthy workforce is vital in order to provide safe and quality care for patients.

The NHS GP Health Service is a confidential NHS service for GPs and GP trainees in England.

The GP Health Service can help with issues relating to a mental health concern, including stress or depression, or an addiction problem, in particular where these might affect work.

The service is self-referral. It is provided by health professionals specialising in mental health support to doctors and is available in various locations across England.

Access the service by emailing us on gp.health@nhs.net or by calling 0300 0303 300. The service is available 8am – 8pm Monday – Friday and 8am – 2pm Saturday.

Please note the service is not for emergency or crisis issues. These should be directed to mainstream NHS.

Not a GP? Then telephone 020 3049 4505 or click here to email us (england.phpadmin@nhs.net) to enquire whether the Practitioner Health Programme can help you under one of their other NHS contracts. Further information is available on the website www.php.nhs.uk

Alternative Support

Ironopolis Medical Group

Please see the Occupational Health Flyer from Ironopolis Medical Group, who are specialists in General Practice Occupational Health and can trailer services specifically to meet your needs. This services is available to all employees, whether clinical or administration staff.

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Website: www.ironopolismedicalgroup.co.uk
E-mail: enquiries@ironopolismedicalgroup.co.uk
Tel: 01642 811298

Looking After You Too – Our NHS People

This is a coaching service aimed at GPs and allied health professionals.

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Website: www.england.nhs.uk

Royal Medical Benevolent Fund

Helping doctors and their dependants in need. The UK’s largest professional network of doctors – for doctors, by doctors: forum, email, library, education, medical news, jobs

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Website: www.rmbf.org

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BMA Wellbeing Support services (Counselling and Peer Support)

For help, counselling and personal support from a trained telephone counsellor or peer support from a doctor-adviser. Available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week.

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Link: www.bma.org.uk/your wellbeing
Link: www.bma.org.uk/counselling and peer support services
Link: www.bma.org.uk/websites for doctors in difficulty
Tel: 0330 123 1245

BMA Doctor Support Service

Help from fellow doctors for doctors facing the ordeal of GMC fitness to practice processes. Not confined to BMA members

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Website: www.bma.org.uk

Doctors’ Support Network (DSN)

Self-help group for doctors with mental illness. A DoH funded helpline for doctors. Peer support from volunteer doctors trained to offer friendly and informal support to fellow doctors who are experiencing burnout, anxiety, depression, mental distress, work difficulties, family worries or other problems that they need to talk through. The service is completely confidential, anonymous and independent. The aim is for callers to be reassured and helped to work out solutions and methods of coping with whatever is troubling them.

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Website: www.dsn.org.uk
Tel: 0844 395 3010

Doctors’ Support Line (DSL)

Run by the charity PriMHE (Primary Care Mental Health Education)

Tel: 0870 765 0001
E-mail: Deirdre.mclellan@primhe.org

The British Doctors’ and Dentists’ Group

The British Doctors’ and Dentists’ Group, formed in 1973, is a mutual support society for doctors and dentists who are recovering, or wish to recover, from addiction/dependency on alcohol or other drugs.

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Website: www.bddg.org
Tel: 07825 107 970

Sick Doctors Trust

Early confidential intervention, advisory and treatment for doctors addicted to alcohol or other drugs. Help with recovery and rehabilitation for affected colleagues and their families. 24 hour helpline run by doctors for doctors; supported by expert advisers throughout the UK. All calls are received by the national co-ordinator and responded to within 12 hours.

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Website: www.sick-doctors-trust.co.uk
Tel: 0370 444 5163

Support 4 Doctors

Information and advice on: work & career, health & wellbeing, money & finance, family & home

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Website: www.support4doctors.org

doctors.net.uk

The UK’s largest professional network of doctors – for doctors, by doctors: Forum, email, library, education, medical news, jobs

For further details please click on the web page link below.

Website: www.doctors.net.uk

British Doctors and Dentists Group Helpline and Medical Council on Alcohol

Tel: 020 7487 4445

Claire Wand Organisation

The Clare Wand Organisation is a charitable fund that makes grants to fund the further education of medical practitioners, predominantly engaged in general practice, and for the provision of scholarships (including travelling scholarships).

Website: www.clairewand.org

The Dain Fund

The Fund helps with the education and support of doctors’ children when there are financial problems in the family. In most of the families helped the parents are out of work or on a very low income.

Website: www.bma.org.uk/bma-charities

Feeling Stress BBC Website

Includes sections on: recognising stress, dealing with stress, work-related stress, tackling work stress

Website: www.bbc.co.uk

Samaritans

Website: www.samaritans.org
Tel: 08457 90 90 90