Getty ImagesA charity set up to help doctors and healthcare professionals with their mental health in Great Britain has extended its services to Northern Ireland.
Doctors In Distress was established by Amandip Sindhu in 2019, when his consultant cardiologist brother took his own life due to “overwhelming work pressure and burnout”.
Mr Sidhu said he came to learn that this is “a common phenomenon” within healthcare professions.
A memorial tree dedicated to healthcare workers who have died by suicide is to be planted at a GP surgery in north Belfast on Wednesday.
Figures, published by the British Medical Association (BMA) NI show that 62% of doctors in Northern Ireland report “higher than normal levels fatigue or exhaustion”.
Speaking to the BBC’s Good Morning…