Who can join DSN?
Full DSN membership
is available to
- Doctors registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) in the UK. You do not have to be working (in or out of medicine) or have a licence to practise to be a member of DSN.
- Medical students studying at a UK medical school
who have a mental health problem. You do not need to have a diagnosis. Full and student members of DSN are encouraged to take part in our anonymous, confidential, online support forums or regional meetings. The forums and meetings provide a safe place for informal peer advice
and support on health or professional issues.
Associate DSN membership
Anyone who does not meet the above criteria but supports the aims of DSN, is welcome to join DSN as an Associate member. Associate members are able to serve on the DSN committee but are not entitled to take part in the DSN online support forum.
Everyone is welcome to join DSN. As explained above, UK based medics with mental health concerns are eligible to be full or student members - anyone else is welcome to join as an associate member.
See our equality & diversity policy
here.
Non UK medics
Non UK doctors and medical students are very welcome to join the DSN group on Facebook but remember that this is an open Facebook group (as we have no way of verifying the identity of members) so do not post anything on Facebook that you would not wish to be publicly available.
How to join DSN
Please complete the DSN membership application form (click on the button below to download the form). Return the completed form to the email address provided within the form.
We would be grateful if you could also complete the Gift Aid section if you choose to make a Gift Aided donation.
DSN membership application form
Our membership secretary will process your application and be in touch with details for full members on how to access the confidential online forum. Remember that DSN is entirely run by volunteer members in their spare time - we process enquiries as soon as we can.
Please check your spam folder for our reply before chasing this up with DSN!
Does DSN require payment of a subscription?
DSN no longer requires payment of a subscription as the committee recognises that when unwell, subscription payment may not be possible.
Please consider making a regular voluntary donation to DSN.
As detailed in 'About DSN' the majority of our income is from member donations and is needed for core costs such as insurance for DSN activities and stand fees for conferences.
Suggested donations are £25 per year if you are working and £5 per year if you are not working.
Our preferred donation method for members is an
annual standing order
to DSN's bank account. Please ask for the account details via the
CONTACT
form.