When everything feels like too much
Exams, clinical postings, long days, money worries, and the pressure to keep performing can pile up quickly. You can talk before you reach breaking point.
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Mental health support/counselling
When exams, clinical postings, money, grief, anxiety, burnout, or life outside school become heavy, you deserve somewhere private to talk—and someone qualified to listen.
You are not overreacting
Maybe you are exhausted but cannot rest. Maybe you are struggling to concentrate, dreading another posting, withdrawing from people, or wondering why something that used to feel manageable suddenly does not.
You do not need to have a diagnosis, a crisis, or a perfect explanation. Wanting to feel better—or simply wanting to understand what is happening—is enough reason to speak with someone.
Start where you are
You will not have to diagnose yourself or choose the right kind of professional alone. That is something you and your provider can work out together.
Exams, clinical postings, long days, money worries, and the pressure to keep performing can pile up quickly. You can talk before you reach breaking point.
Poor sleep, constant worry, low mood, panic, irritability, or losing interest in the things that usually matter are all worth taking seriously.
Grief, family pressure, relationships, loneliness, illness, and uncertainty do not pause because you are training to become a doctor.
You do not have to wait until your grades fall, your relationships suffer, or getting through the day feels impossible. Support is also for the moment you first notice that something is not right.
How mental health support will work
You will share the basic student information needed to check eligibility. You will not have to explain what you are going through to the Foundation.
We will help you reach a qualified counsellor or mental-health professional who works independently from the Foundation. Available online and in-person options will be clear before you begin.
The professional will explain their confidentiality duties and the limited circumstances in which they may need to act, including where the law requires it or there is a serious and immediate safety concern.
If you are accepted into the pilot, the Foundation will pay for the support it covers. We will not ask for your therapy notes or use your care in a scholarship decision.
Support may begin with counselling and, where needed, continue with a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist. The professional you speak with—not a form—will help decide what is appropriate.
Your privacy
We need enough information to help you reach support—not the story you plan to share with a professional.
Mental health support and bursaries are separate. Bursary reviewers will not be told whether you use the service, and using it will not count against any application.
What you should expect
We are building a service students can use without feeling judged, exposed, or punished for being honest about a difficult season.
Not a Foundation volunteer, an administrator, or a generic chatbot. Every counsellor or mental-health professional in the service will be checked before they can see students.
You can begin with what has been difficult lately. The professional you speak with will help you understand what kind of support may be useful.
What you share will be handled by the independent professional under their legal and professional confidentiality duties. They will explain the limited circumstances in which they may need to act, including where the law requires it or there is a serious and immediate safety concern. The Foundation will not receive your symptoms, diagnoses, prescriptions, or clinical notes.
Places may be limited when the programme first opens. We will always tell you who can access support, what the Foundation covers, and whether appointments are currently available.
What you may want to know
We are putting qualified providers, privacy protections, and funding in place before we invite the first students to use the service.
You do not need to fit your experience into a category before asking for support. Academic pressure, burnout, anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties, grief, relationships, family pressure, loneliness, and simply not feeling like yourself are all valid places to begin.
No. You do not need a diagnosis, a referral, or the right clinical words. You can start by telling the independent professional what has been difficult for you.
Depending on what you need and what the pilot can support, you may speak with a qualified counsellor or psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist. They will work independently from the Foundation.
No. The Foundation will not receive your symptoms, diagnosis, prescription, assessment, or therapy notes. Your provider will keep your clinical information and explain the confidentiality and safety duties that apply to your care.
No. Mental health support and scholarships are separate. Scholarship reviewers will not be told whether you use the programme, and it will not be used in a scholarship decision.
We are planning for secure online sessions and, where the provider network allows, in-person support. The available options will be clear when the first pilot opens.
This programme is not open yet and the website is not an emergency service. If you or someone else may be in immediate danger, go to the nearest hospital emergency department or contact local emergency services now.
Be first to know
Leave your basic contact and student details. You do not need to tell us what you are going through, and registering does not commit you to using the service.
Tell me when it opens Provider, institution, or funder? See other ways to take part.If you or someone else may be in immediate danger, go to the nearest hospital emergency department or contact local emergency services. This website cannot provide emergency support.