NHS Practitioner Health
A confidential NHS service for doctors, dentists and other health professionals with mental health or addiction difficulties.
Practitioner Health exists because health professionals are notoriously reluctant to seek help through the ordinary route, where a colleague may see the notes.
It is confidential, it is free at the point of use, and it does not report to an employer or a regulator.
NHS Practitioner Health
Confidential treatment service for health professionals.
- United Kingdom
- Healthcare workers
- 0300 0303 300
Call NHS Practitioner Health
Hours not confirmed
- Free to call
- Confidential, with limits
Checked 15 October 2026 against their own page
People contact them about: thinking about suicide, depression, anxiety and panic, work is breaking me, alcohol and drugs.
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- The MixSupport for under-25s on anything at all — mental health, money, housing, relationships, drugs.
- VetlifeConfidential support for everyone in the UK veterinary community, including students and support staff.
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