Case studies

Those we have helped recently have included: young doctors hit by accident or illness while on short term contracts; doctors and doctors' widows needing to retrain for new careers after accident, illness or bereavement; and doctors' dependants - from a 4 month old child to a 108 year old widow.

Sarah

The RMBF assisted Sarah when she needed help after an operation.

Paul

The RMBF helped Paul when chronic illness left him unable to continue his medical career

Sahira

Sahira suffered serious head injuries in a car accident and was in a coma for ten days.

Mary

Quite unexpectedly Mary found herself a single parent with three young children to support.

Andrew

Andrew, a recently qualified doctor, approached the Fund due to a diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder.