title: The Practitioner Health Programme: a free and confidential health service for doctors and dentists in London.
abstract: This article describes a free and confidential service available to doctors and dentists living or working in the London area and who are suffering from mental health, addiction or physical health concerns that may be affecting their work. The service is led by an experienced general practitioner and includes free and timely access to specialist services. The service will begin to accept referrals from October 2008. Please consult the web site for details: www.php.nhs.uk.
authors.affiliation: Medical Director, Practitioner Health Programme, London, UK.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerada
keywords: practitioner health programme; sick health professional