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Supporting your Mental Health

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Overview

Whilst postgraduate training is rewarding, it can also be one of the most demanding periods of a clinical career. 

As a postgraduate doctor, dentist or public health practitioner in training (PGDiT), you are simultaneously required to develop clinical competence, attend regional teaching, work in busy and often unpredictable environments, sit high stakes examinations, prepare your portfolio and frequently rotate between posts and sites. Throughout all of this, you’re also caring for patients which can be challenging itself. It’s incredibly common and entirely understandable that these competing demands can take their toll, especially when it can be difficult to separate your professional from your personal life. 

Doctors and dentists experience higher rates of stress, burnout, and mental ill-health than the general working population, and they can also find seeking help the most difficult. But it doesn't need to be. 

Confidential support is available to every PGDiT in our region, and accessing it is a normal, professional response to a demanding role. 

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About this section

The information contained in these pages will help you to:

• Understand the specific mental health and wellbeing challenges that can affect PGDiTs and recognise when you or a colleague may need support
• Access deanery-funded counselling and psychological support through services specifically commissioned for PGDiTs in Yorkshire and Humber
• Find resources and self-management strategies to help you maintain and improve your wellbeing
• Identify external services and support directories that can help with specific concerns

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If you are in a crisis or need urgent support

 

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