Support and Wellbeing
The AAGBI recognises the importance of supporting members' wellbeing. Contact is welcomed from members with regard to any professional or personal issue that requires support.
The AAGBI supports the Doctors for Doctors scheme, an offshoot of the BMA Counseling Service which provides 24 hour access to help. A number of these advisors are anaesthetists, and if you wish, you can speak to a colleague in the specialty.
Support and Wellbeing Committee
Find out about the work of the AAGBI Support and Wellbeing Committee
Support and wellbeing articles
Support schemes and resources
NEED SUPPORT?
There are a number of welfare and support schemes that could help address your problem.
Buddy Scheme for New Starters to Anaesthesia
Buddy Scheme for New Starters to Anaesthesia: A Model
Support and wellbeing guidelines
Drugs and Alcohol Abuse amongst Anaesthetists (2011)
Building on the experience of the AAGBI’s Welfare Committee, this drugs and alcohol glossy provides useful guidance on the frequency of this problem, and describes risk factors, signs and symptoms.
Useful resources
BMA Health Quiz
Nicotine dependence questionnaire. Complete »
Alcohol questionnaire. Complete »
Useful publications from the Medical Protection Society (MPS)
- Taking Care: Making the Most of your Consultant Post. Request »
- Avoiding easy mistakes: Five medicolegal hazards for junior doctors. Download »
