Amandip Sidhu
@amandipsidhu.bsky.social
Amateur philosopher & philanthropist, https://bsky.app/profile/doctorsindistress.bsky.social Allergic to ppl whose values & ethics are toxic i.e freeloaders & snoopers and who take advantage of kindness. Views are own.
Our Co-chair Chaand Nagpaul calls for more support for health workers. ‘It would be surprising if colleagues were not in distress, given the environment we work in.’ @bma.org.uk @nhsprachealth.bsky.social www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
‘Don’t suffer in silence,' charity urges health workers on national memorial day
One doctor dies by suicide about every three weeks and suicide rates among healthcare workers have been 24 per cent higher than the national average
bma.org.uk
Today is National Suicide Memorial Day for Healthcare workers, an annual event in memory of those lost to suicide – colleagues, friends, and loved ones whose absence is deeply felt. 2,500 have lost their lives in this way in the UK since 2011, an average of four every week. #NSMD #HopeThroughAction
In both print and online versions of today’s @financialtimes.com, our Chief Executive @theasrstein.bsky.social says the vision behind the 10 Year Health Plan is the right one. The ambition for England’s NHS is clear, but it will be harder to achieve. www.ft.com/content/eeff...
NHS plan is long on the ‘what’ and short on the ‘how’
The vision of community healthcare is right but marred by the belief it will save money
ft.com
The Government's 10-Year Health Plan takes welcome steps to tackle NHS staff mental health, with new standards on safety, flexibility & wellbeing. We’re pleased to see our input reflected & stand ready to help deliver real change. Do you think the measures go far enough? #NHS #mentalhealth
Thank you to @bma.org.uk for inviting me to deliver the Sir Victor Horsley lecture at this year's #BMAARM2025 meeting.
The Institute of Naval Medicine—the spiritual home of Royal Navy doctors—has joined our National Memorial Tree Campaign. At the ceremony, Surg Capt Heames honoured healthcare workers lost to suicide. Want to plant a tree? DM us to join our info session tomorrow. #MentalHealth
I'm giving a lecture next week! Eek! I am delivering the Victor Horsley lecture next week at the @bma.org.uk Annual Representatives Meeting Wish me luck! #BMAARM2025
Check out this short clip of me on the news yesterday, proudly announcing the formal launch of @doctorsindistress.bsky.social in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland's first memorial tree dedicated to healthcare workers who have died by suicide was planted at a GP surgery in Belfast yesterday. Shore Road Surgery is the first organisation in NI to join our National Memorial Tree Campaign, in association with @amateuradam.bsky.social
We are experts in caring for those who care for others, providing confidential, compassionate support for mental health and wellbeing. If you are struggling, don’t wait. It is always better to reach out sooner rather than later. #NHSPractitionerHealth
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Dr Rachel Clarke@drrachelclarke.com · last yr.To write this @newstatesman.com column, I asked colleagues about their enduring memories of working on Covid wards. Their messages, sent as voicenotes, had one thing in common: each respondent broke down in tears. What does that rawness mean for today's NHS? 🧵 www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
These quotes are a tough read but it's why we are continuing to push for cultural change within the health sector. We have to reach a time when it is going to be OK to admit you are struggling with your mental health.
Medical Protection@medicalprotection.bsky.social · last yr.27% of #doctors feel taking time off for #mentalwellbeing issues is not “acceptable” where they work. More needs to be done to enable and support healthcare workers to take time off when they are too unwell to work. www.medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/... @bpsofficial.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/nhs-doctor-s... Please support @doctorsindistress.bsky.social to prevent further tragedies and protect those that work in our #NHS.
The lonely death of Dr Jagdip Sidhu
He was a rising star of the NHS. Could his work have contributed to his death?
the-londoner.co.uk
We're proud to announce a collaboration between The Poetry Pharmacy and Doctors in Distress to launch the new Restore Poetry Pills. These poetic remedies have been designed to lift the spirits, resist burnout and promote a hopeful and healed future. 💙 poetrypharmacyshop.co.uk/products/res...
We need your help to raise more money for our Every Minute Of Every Day urgent appeal. Can you organise a fundraising event for us, or get sponsorship to do a challenge? Find out how you can help here doctors-in-distress.org.uk/every-minute...
Our charity and @nhsprachealth.bsky.social aim to support health workers wherever they are on their mental health journey. Please seek support if you need it. doctors-in-distress.org.uk/information-... #nhs #mentalhealth #healthworkers
@doctorsindistress.bsky.social co-chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul said it was the responsibility of UK governments to better support healthcare staff's mental health, otherwise GPs will continue to leave the profession and levels of sickness absence across the NHS will rise. www.gponline.com/tackle-docto...
Tackle doctor burnout to bring down NHS waiting list, says former BMA chair
Bringing down the record NHS waiting list will be impossible without measures to tackle the root causes of burnout among doctors, a former BMA chair has warned.
gponline.com
Our Weekly Support Groups are a place where healthcare workers can find peace and solace. To register for this free, online, confidential group, sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/doctors-in... #MedTwitter #nhs #healthcare #mentalhealth
We've reached the first milestone in our Every Minute Of Every Day fundraising appeal by raising £10,000, thanks to our supporters. We have £40K left to raise. Unless we hit our target, this vital service won't be able to continue. Please donate today 💙justgiving.com/campaign/everyminuteofeveryday
Every Minute Of Every Day
Every Minute Of Every Day health workers are caring around the clock, but their mental health is suffering and they need our support. This urgent appeal will fund our Weekly Support Groups for a year ...
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"Not giving priority to valuing, supporting and trusting the professionalism of staff ultimately risks the NHS shooting itself in the foot. Second, there’s evidence that happy staff are more productive staff." www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-... @doctorsindistress.bsky.social
NHS Priorities For 2025/26: Our Insights | The King's Fund
Experts from The King’s Fund consider the impact the planning guidance, release January 2025, will have on different areas across the health service. Read now.
kingsfund.org.uk
Thank you for all your #kindness & all you do! 🧡 #nurses #midwives #healthcare #paramedics @kathevans2.bsky.social @sheenabyrom.bsky.social @fwmaternity.bsky.social @karenellab.bsky.social @racheln76.bsky.social @midwifekookie.bsky.social @nurseninapa.bsky.social (picture by natural life)
I was a doctor. Then I became a patient. A mental health patient. Join me as I discuss the stigma, shame and guilt of being unwell as a doctor And the hope that cones with recovery. #TimetoTalkDay
NHS Practitioner Health@nhsprachealth.bsky.social · 2y agoThis #TimeToTalkDay, Dr Jess Morgan, Paediatrician and mental health advocate who previously went by The Bipolar Doc joined Dr Zaid Al-Najjar to discuss her experiences of mental ill health as a medical student, resident doctor, and paediatrician. Listen here: buff.ly/3EpYQL4
We are deeply disappointed that staff wellbeing targets have been cut from this year’s @nhsengland.bsky.social planning guidance. Staff are at breaking point. When is their mental health going to be taken into account? Without our health workers, there would be no NHS!