Update on DocHealth – 26 September 2025

DocHealth is a confidential, not for profit psychotherapy service for all practising doctors, delivered online by doctors who are specialist Consultant Medical Psychotherapists. The service helps doctors, who self-refer, to explore difficulties, both professional and personal.

Referrals to the service during and since the COVID pandemic have significantly escalated resulting in longer waits for appointments. DocHealth is undergoing a process of restructuring and to take this forward is taking a pause in accepting new referrals under the previous structure from 4pm on Friday 22 August 2025.

Since our service is undergoing some restructuring and is currently paused, we do not yet have a date when it would fully re-open.

If you are interested in seeing one of our consultants in their private practice, please email us in the first instance and we will put you in contact with one of our clinicians, the email address is [email protected].

However, please note, these appointments are entirely separate from DocHealth. DocHealth accepts no responsibility or liability for services provided in a clinician’s private practice: all liability for that particular treatment will rest solely with the individual practitioner.

Please contact us for further information by emailing [email protected] 

This does not affect patients currently attending the service, or those who are confirmed on the waiting list. All patients currently confirmed on the waiting list and currently in treatment with our doctors will be supported in completing their therapy. If in any doubt, please email [email protected] 

In addition, doctors requiring support may find the following service helpful:

• BMA Wellbeing support services
  Confidential, free 24/7 telephone counselling line and peer support service for all doctors and medical students. BMA members can also access a free structured course of up to six sessions of therapy with a counsellor.

We apologise for any inconvenience during this transition period and appreciate your understanding. Please check the website for further updates.

Please note that DocHealth is not an emergency service.
If you feel you are at risk or in need of urgent help, seek support from your GP, your local mental health service if you are under their care, or attend A&E.