Medical Protection

Data shows that common mental health issues affect at least 20% of adults in Northern Ireland but the NHS Practitioner Health service, which provides expert mental health and addiction care, is not available to the over 5,000 doctors and dentists working there. 🏥

That’s why we’ve signed an open letter with Doctors in Distress and a coalition of medical organisations from across the UK calling for an extension of the service to doctors and dentists in Northern Ireland. ✉️

Our Medical Director, Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, shares her thoughts below: ⬇️