I am the doctor who made a mistake, and you are my patient.

You sat in front of me once before and I missed your diagnosis. You sit in front of me again. Anger in your voice, tears in your eyes, as you tell me of the harm I have done to you. Tears are in my eyes too.

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Young doctors are increasingly suffering from stress, burnout, depression and drugs and alcohol addiction

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BY STEVE ROBSON

I DISCOVERED CrazySocks4Docs Day – held annually on 1 June – only this year. The day aims to “encourage conversations about mental health and help reduce the stigma for doctors experiencing mental illness”. When I discovered the day thanks to my burgeoning Twitter obsession, I experienced an incredible and overwhelming reaction.

Almost exactly 30 years before, as an intern in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton, I had tried to kill myself. Three decades later, I am now President of a specialist college, but I had kept the entire episode to myself and tried to forget it. I am deeply ashamed of not learning from my own experience and using it to help others.

I hope it isn’t too late.

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The NHS Practitioner Health Programme recently held a two day conference to celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of the setting up of the programme. Entitled the Wounded Healer, this conference Conference had a particular focus on mental health, suicide and addiction issues in healthcare professionals.

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Mr Hugh Kane, Chairperson, PHMP, Dr Ide Delargy Medical Director, PHMP, Prof David Thomas, Mr Fintan Hourihan Honorary Secretary PHMP

Prof Freddie Wood, President Medical Council, Mr Nick Fenlon ICGP

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Mr David O’Flynn Dental Council, Prof David Thomas, Mr Nick Fenlon ICGP

Mr Hugh Kane, Chairperson, PHMP, Dr Ide Delargy Medical Director, PHMP, Prof David Thomas, Mr Fintan Hourihan Honorary Secretary PHMP

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