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Your Medical Defence Indemnity provider or the General Medical Practice Indemnity (for Welsh GPs and registered Welsh Locum GPs)

GMPI contact details:

GMPI email: GMPI@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone L&R Claims Helpline: 02920 905 454

Cardiff and Vale ULHB Occupational Health Function Service

This service can help provide advice on health and wellbeing, staff screening, work adaptations, attendance management and ill health retirement and general occupational health advice.

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/staff-information/your-health-and-wellbeing/occupational-health-service/occupational-health-function/

Email: Occupational.health3@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone for Denbigh House, UHW: 02920-743264 (Internal 43264)  

Telephone for Roseway Lodge, Llandough Hospital: 02920-715140 (Internal 25140)

For Management referrals queries: Medical Secretary / Clinic Co-ordinator
1^st Floor Denbigh House, UHW, 02920 74 2531

Health at Work Advice Line Wales: 0800 107 0900

Cardiff and Vale UHB Wellbeing Service

(NHS Staff only)

Employee wellbeing, occupational health and occupational physiotherapy service.

Employee Wellbeing Service - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (nhs.wales)

Telephone: 02920744465

Email employee.wellbeing@wales.nhs.uk

Bro Taf LMC

Representing the views of GPs in Bro Taf on general practice and health service issues. Providing GPs with advice and information. Helping GPs with complaints, partnership and workplace issues. Maintaining the standing of general practice with the media and the public. Encouraging good practice and the maintenance of high professional standards.

https://www.brotaflmc.org.uk/

Email: brotafmcltd@brotaflmcltd.co.uk

Telephone: 029 20899381

Address:Hensol Court Business Centre, Groesfaen, Cardiff, CF72 8NG  

Health for Health Professional Wales

A free, confidential counselling services for all NHS Wales health professionals and students. HHP cannot provide legal advice, an advocacy service or represent doctors at tribunals or GMC hearings. It is not an emergency service.

https://www.hhpwales.co.uk/

Telephone: 0800 058 2738 (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday).

For out of hours advice, please phone the BMA counselling service

https://www.bma.org.uk/ or www.bma.org.uk/doctor supportservice

Email: support@bma.org.uk or doctorsupportservice@bma.org.uk

Telephone: 0300 123 1233 or 020 7383 6707

Address: Our head office is BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP

BMA wellbeing services

The BMA’s wellbeing services include a range of free and confidential services and information to help support doctors and medical students:

• Confidential 24/7 counselling line, and Peer support service for all doctors and medical students on 0330 123 1245
• BMA members, plus their partners and dependents, can also access a free structured course of up to six sessions of therapy with a counsellor
• A UK wellbeing support directory detailing various support services by geographical availability on their sources of support page

For further information visit: www.bma.org.uk/advice/work-life-support/your-wellbeing/counselling-and-peer-support

General Medical Council

https://www.gmc-uk.org/contact-us

Email: gmc@gmc-uk.org

Telephone: 0161 923 6602

DocHeath

DocHealth is a confidential, not for profit psychotherapy service for all practising doctors in the UK, delivered online by doctors who are specialist Consultant Medical Psychotherapists. The service helps doctors, who self-refer, to explore difficulties, both professional and personal. Fees are charged according to grade and support may be available in cases of financial hardship.

For further information visit: https://www.dochealth.org.uk/

https://www.dochealth.org.uk/

Telephone: 0207 836 533

Email: enquiries@dochealth.org.uk

Doctor’s Support Network

DSN is a peer support group for doctors with mental health problems

https://www.dsn.org.uk/

The British Doctors and Dentist Support Group

A mutual support society for doctors and dentists who are recovering, or wish to recover, from addiction/dependency on alcohol or other drugs.

 http://www.bddg.org/

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The Cameron Fund

Supporting GPs and their dependents. It provides support to GPs and their families in the times of financial need, whether through ill-health, disability, death or loss of employment. It also helps those who are already suffering from financial hardship and those who are facing it.

https://www.cameronfund.org.uk/

Telephone: 020 7388 0796

Email: info@cameronfund.org.uk

Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF)

UK charity for doctors, medical students and their families. They provide financial support, money advice and information when it is most needed due to age, ill health, disability and bereavement.

www.rmbf.org

Telephone: 020 8540 9194

Royal Medical Foundation

Support Doctors and their dependants who find themselves in financial hardship

www.royalmedicationfoundation.org

Telephone: 01372 821010

Email: rmf-caseworker@epsomcollege.org.uk

Help me, I’m a Doctor site

Brings 5 independent charities that support doctors when they need confidential financial assistance. They can provide support to help doctors in genuine financial need get their lives and careers back on track.

https://www.doctorshelp.org.uk/

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SHOUT Crisis Support Text Service

For immediate support out-of-hours providing a 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere.

TEXT “FRONTLINE” TO 85258

Samaritans

24/7 support in a crisis.

Telephone: 116 123

In Welsh, call 0808 164 0123

https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=wales

Email: jo@samaritans.org

C.A.L.L (Community Advice and Listening Line) is a free confidential listening and emotional support service. Anyone concerned about their own mental health or that of a friend of relative can access the service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Call: 08000 132737 or Text: 81066