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Doctors in Distress
Doctors in Distress is a registered charity dedicated to protecting mental health and stopping suicides in health workers in the UK.

Background
Doctors in Distress was founded in 2018 by Amandip Sidhu after his brother Dr Jagdip Sidhu, a consultant cardiologist in Dartford, took his own life due to the pressures of the job and lack of support offered to healthcare workers.

Doctors in Distress protects the mental health and stops suicide in healthcare professionals. The charity addresses the stigma around mental health and aims to create culture change within the NHS which will enable healthcare workers to seek and receive the help they need. These objectives are delivered through peer facilitated support groups, webinars and workshops as well as campaigns to influence change.

Since 2020, the charity has been chaired by Dame Clare Gerada DBE, FRCP, FRCGP, FRCPsych, a GP and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners who established the Practitioner Health Programme to support doctors and dentists with mental health and associated issues.

In addition to Gerada, Doctors in Distress has a notable following of advocates, with their trustees and ambassadors including Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury.

In 2022, founder Amandip Sidhu attended a tree planting at Ealing Hospital to commemorate all the healthcare workers who have lost their lives to suicide. The event was organised by writer and former doctor, Adam Kay in conjunction with his BBC television show This is Going to Hurt, in which a young doctor, Shruti, portrayed by Ambika Mod takes her own life.