Support for exhausted doctors

Dr Matthew Lee
ByDr Matthew Lee
Published04 March 2022
If more is not done to address fatigue and doctors' welfare, it's not only individuals who will suffer - the profession as a whole will too.

It goes to the heart of our 'doctors for doctors' ethos that we employ over 70 doctors and dentists on our staff who are truly able to empathise with our members' circumstances and provide thoughtful support and guidance.

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This page was correct at publication on 04/03/2022. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Dr Matthew Lee
Chief executive, the Medical Defence Union

BM, MBA, FRCP, MRCPCH, FFFLM Matthew has been chief executive of the MDU since September 2021. He has worked at the MDU since 2000, initially as a medico-legal adviser assisting members facing complaints, disciplinary procedures and criminal investigations before becoming professional services director (with responsibility for claims handling, underwriting, legal services and the medical and dental advisory services) in 2009. He joined the MDU from a background of working as a clinical fellow in paediatric intensive care in Southampton, having trained in both anaesthetics and paediatric medicine.

Support for exhausted doctors