Health Education England- Support for Trainees

Single Point of Contact- to set up 1:1 confidential appointment with a senior adviser from within the professional support unit to discuss any difficulties or dilemmas you currently face

Supported return to training- programme designed to support trainees re-entering training after a period of absence

Trainee Doctors & Dentist Support Service (TDDSS)-psychoeducation and support service which aims to offer a range of interventions to support trainees- includes access to CBT, mindfulness programmes etc.

London Deanery Professional Support Unit

• Dyslexia

• Bullying

• Resilience module

• Fit for Work: disability and medical conditions

Courses and Conferences run by the Professional Support Unit

Mental Health

• Burnout and sources of stress in American pathology residents 2018 study, and how to address them

• NHS Practioner Health Programme: confidential self-referral service for doctors and dentists in England, covering mental health problems, physical health problems raising a performance issue and substance misuse (they also do video and telephone consultations). FAQs

• Mindful Medics: a free course for doctors, central London

• Headspace: free for NHS until 31 Dec 2020

• Planning an emotional resilience initiative in your workplace, a toolkit by the Mental Health Foundation

Occupational Health

• Swiss 2012 study on occupational health risks of pathologists

• Indian 2014 study on occupational concerns associated with regular microscope use

• Preventing musculoskeletal disorders with microscope use (see Table/Fig-6 OSHA factsheet)

Misc

• BMA: Wellbeing - sources of support including mental health and disability

• Finance: Help for doctors

• Tea and Empathy - Facebook Public Group: peer to peer support group for NHS (mainly doctors are active). Although the group is public, you can contact an admin privately to post anonymously.