Examples of groups in which doctors can engage
| Treatment group modality | Brief description |
|---|---|
| Large group | Half-day, one-off events for variety of medical audiences, including trainers, trainees, educators, psychiatrists, GPs, hospital doctors, health service managers |
| NHS listening events | Half-day, one-off events for NHS staff aimed at understanding current discontent |
| Reflective practice | GPs, whole-day events including small and large groups |
| Beyond Balint groups | Aimed at GPs, monthly — 90 minutes |
| Balint groups | Monthly for practitioners working at PHP |
| Suspended doctors group | Monthly for doctors and/or dentists unable to work. Provides solace, support, and a space to adapt to change in working life, open access |
| Addicted doctors group | Monthly, open access |
| Men-only groups | Weekly for 8 weeks |
| Analytic groups | Consultants/GPs only. Trainees/’junior doctors’ only. Women only. Weekly (30 weeks) and open-ended (>30 weeks) |
| Specific time-limited groups | Mindfulness Dealing with exam stress |
| Doctors-in-training | Weekly, open access. Offers a space for trainees to gain support from peers, normalise their distress, and share experiences |