Doctors in Distress

🚨 The NHS is facing a crisis—a mental health crisis of its workforce. Today we’re launching Every Minute of Every Day, an urgent fundraising appeal to support healthcare workers struggling with their mental health. With the NHS under more pressure than ever this Winter, doctors, nurses, midwives, and all healthcare workers face burnout, moral distress, and exhaustion. Your donation will help us fund our Weekly Support Groups—a safe space for healthcare professionals to talk, heal, and find hope. 💙 Our goal is to reach £50,000, which will fund the running of this group for an entire year. Together, we can care for those who care for us. https://lnkd.in/d5waTyXf #EveryMinuteOfEveryDay #HealthcareWorkers #MentalHealth #NHSWorkers #SuicidePrevention #charityappeal #fundraisingappeal

🎄 Our office will be closed from 23rd December and will reopen on 2nd January. However, our Weekly Support Group will still run on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, offering healthcare workers a safe, supportive space to share and heal. 💙 If you’d like to join the group over this period, you can sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eqm4E6rV

This Winter is expected to be the worst one on record for the NHS. The impact on our healthcare workers could be catastrophic as the pressure of working in such an environment takes it toll physically and mentally. Let's do what we can to support those who are there for us when we need it most by collectively raising the £50K needed to fund the Doctors in Distress Weekly Support Group for a year. ‼️ We are facing an emergency. And stopping healthcare workers from reaching crisis point is something I wholeheartedly support (as does my daughter Ada who made this video to demonstrate her solidarity.) Your donation can make a direct and life-changing impact. Together, we can ensure that no one suffers in silence and that every healthcare professional receives the support they deserve. Please donate what you can here >>> https://lnkd.in/e4qHjE7c

Doctors in Distress will be running their weekly online support group for health and care professionals on Christmas and New Year's Day. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eFvusg89

❄️ This Winter, let’s take care of those who take care of us. Healthcare workers sacrifice so much to keep us safe. Many face burnout, moral distress, and some see no way out except to take their own lives. 💙 By donating to our Every Minute of Every Day appeal, you can support their mental health through our Weekly Support Groups—running even on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. https://lnkd.in/d5waTyXf #EveryMinuteOfEveryDay #MentalHealthSupport #NHSWorkers

On the shortest day of the year, let’s make it count. This Winter Solstice, help us provide a beacon of light to healthcare workers battling long and difficult shifts. They need our help. 💙 Your donation will fund our Weekly Support Group for a year, offering a lifeline for those who care for us. Be a beacon of light this Winter: https://lnkd.in/d5waTyXf #EveryMinuteOfEveryDay #SupportHealthcareWorkers #WinterSolstice

We held our Winter Event at the Royal Society of Medicine last week where invited guests enjoyed a festive gathering and helped raise some vital funds for our charity. The audience enjoyed live music from University College London's Jazz Quartet and took part in a fundraising raffle and bid for a Formula One signed t-shirt. Among the highlights of the evening was our Patron, Dame Clare Gerada conversation with esteemed author and poet Michael Rosen, who spoke about everything from his childhood to his experiences of the NHS. Our Interim CEO Susannah Basile reflected on the charity’s successes and our planned growth in 2025. This was followed by a speech from our Head of Fundraising, Sarah Jones, who launched our Every Minute Of Every Day fundraising appeal to raise £50,000 to fund our Weekly Support Group. We are so grateful for everyone’s support for our charity this year as we look forward to the New Year and lots more exciting developments planned. Our healthcare workers really need your support this Winter. Please give generously to our appeal Every Minute Of Every Day https://lnkd.in/d5waTyXf 📷 Wiktoria Maliszewska Susannah Basile Amandip Sidhu Emily Fulleylove Ed Hutchison Paul Efthymiou Royal Society of Medicine #healthcare #mentalhealth #michaelrosen #fundraisingappeal #smallcharity #medicine #everyminuteofeveryday

#StampOutSexism listening groups Join our monthly facilitated support group for any healthcare worker who has been affected by sexual misconduct at work. This group will be facilitated by Surviving in Scrubs. When? Last Tuesday of each month from 28th January-24th June 7.30pm to 8.30pm. https://lnkd.in/eS-cEhHJ #doctorsindistress #nhsworker

Esteemed poet and author Michael Rosen is backing our “Every Minute Of Every Day” Appeal to help health workers’ mental health. Speaking at our Winter Event at The Royal Society of Medicine, he spoke to health workers, claiming: “Your vulnerability, your distress, just has to be dealt with. Doctors in Distress is desperately needed and I support it 150%”. Michael, the former Children’s Laureate, spent several weeks in intensive care with Covid in 2020 and since his recovery, has spoken and written extensively about his support for NHS staff. All the donations from our urgent fundraising appeal will go towards running our Weekly Support Groups for an entire year. Please consider donating today or setting up a fundraising event for this cause. https://lnkd.in/d5waTyXf #EveryMinuteOfEveryDay #fundraisingappeal #michaelrosen #doctorsindistress #mentalhealth #nhs #healthcareworkers #healthcareworkers #mentalhealthmatters #healthcare #nhsheroes #nhsworkers

Doctors in Distress