About The Trust

The Sick Doctors Trust was established in 1996 by a group of doctors who were themselves recovering from addictions and were concerned at the lack of effective arrangements for helping others who found themselves in difficulty as a result of alcohol or drug use.

to both protect patients and offer hope to affected colleagues
to identify doctors who are suffering from the effects of addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
To persuade affected doctors that they have an illness which can be treated successfully and to assist them in accessing such treatment
to assist doctors with the practical problems they may face in maintaining their livelihoods and supporting their families during their treatment and recovery
to help recovering doctors to formulate a lifestyle that is conducive to uninterrupted continuing recovery, and
to assist, consult and cooperate with any agencies that share the objectives of SDT.

While the SDT is recognised by the GMC, BMA, The Practitioner Health Programme , The Medical Council on Alcohol and other bodies, it remains wholly independent.

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