The Doctors' Support Network recently had the opportunity to contribute to a film about physician suicide in the UK for BBC2's Victoria Derbyshire programme.  

Journalist, Chris Hemmings, sensitively interviewed GPs Dr. Laurel Spooner, the mother of Dr Sophie Spooner who died by suicide, and Dr. Kate Harding whose consultant anaesthetist husband, Richard died by suicide on the same day as Sophie.  Kate has written movingly about the loss of her husband in this article in the Guardian.  

The full 15 minute film about physician suicide in the UK  included interviews with Dr. Clare Gerada, medical director of the Practitioner Health Programme - the first specialist doctors' support service in the UK and with DSN’s co-chair Dr. Louise Freeman about her own experience of depression.   A studio discussion followed the broadcast of the film on the Victoria Derbyshire programme on 3rd September 2018.  DSN's co-chair Dr. Angelika Luehrs took part in the discussion with psychologist Dr. Caroline Elton and Dr. Zaid Al-Najjar of the Practitioner Health Programme around the barriers which often prevent doctors from seeking support for their own mental health.  The discussion is from approximately 1 hour 36 mins into the programme.   An article summarising the film is available on the BBC News website.