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Doctors In Distress
Doctors in Distress is a British charity dedicated to reducing the prevalence of burn-out and suicide amongst health workers in the UK. It was set up in 2019 after the suicide of Dr Jagdip Sidhu, a cardiologist who killed himself in November 2018 by Amandip Sidhu, his brother. It campaigns for greater awareness of the pressures facing doctors and more compassionate and supportive workplaces and to help medical professionals to feel they can talk openly about issues like burnout and mental health. Dame Clare Gerada is chair of the charity, which aims to reduce suicides amongst doctors and other health care workers. It exists with the goal of zero suicides amongst doctors by 2025. "DiD have many laudable ways of reaching this target but we have a most urgent priority which is to create a network of facilitated therapeutic spaces where doctors can talk about the emotional impact of their work, gaining support from each other, in a safe, non-stigmatising environment." The suici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Gerada
Dame Clare Mary Louise Francis Gerada, Lady Wessely, (born November 1959) is a London-based general practitioner who is President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and a former chairperson of the RCGP Council (2010–2013). She has professional interests in mental health and substance misuse. She is a convenor of the cross-party political movement, More United. Early life Gerada was born in Nigeria although her father came from Malta; the family moved to the United Kingdom in 1963. Her father opened a single-handed general practitioner practice in Peterborough. Medical career Gerada qualified in medicine at UCL Medical School in 1982. She then trained in psychiatry and worked at the Maudsley Hospital in south London. She qualified as a GP in 1992 and started work in general practice in Lambeth, London, the same year. She cites her main interests of work as being around mental health and substance misuse and has spent over her professional career leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |