Workplace & Employment
Knowing your rights is the starting point. But knowing where to go when those rights aren't being respected, that's the part most doctors don't have to hand until they need it urgently. This page provides general peer‑support information and does not reproduce official guidance.
Workplace & Employment
Occupational Health
Occupational health assesses how your health affects your work, and how your work affects your health. An OH referral is usually the first formal step toward getting reasonable adjustments recognised. You can request one yourself, you don't need to wait for your employer to arrange it.
The report is advisory rather than binding, but it carries real weight in any dispute. Before it goes to your employer, ask for a copy. Read it carefully. If anything is wrong or missing, say so before it leaves.
Peer guidance on OH referrals from doctors who have been through it. Includes what to do if the report doesn't reflect what you actually said.
DisabledDoctorsNetwork.comThe BMA's practical guidance on requesting adjustments. Covers your employer's legal duties and what options you have if they refuse.
BMA.org.ukNHS Practitioner Health
NHS Practitioner Health is a free NHS primary care service for doctors and dentists whose health is affecting their work. It operates separately from your GP and your employer. You self-refer. What you say stays confidential. It covers physical and mental health and is available across England, and it is genuinely underused by doctors who would benefit from it.
BMA Disability Equality in Medicine
If you're looking for official BMA guidance on disability in medicine, start here. It covers adjustments, disclosure, the awareness campaign, and where the BMA's current policy work is heading.
Official BMA guidance on disability equality in medicine. A useful first stop for adjustments, disclosure, and the awareness campaign.
BMA.org.ukPeer-built, independent, and comprehensive. Covers OH, fluctuating conditions, legal help, appraisal, medical school, training, post-CCT, and more.
DisabledDoctorsNetwork.comManaging a fluctuating condition?
Conditions that are severe one week and manageable the next are often the hardest to communicate, and the easiest for employers to dismiss. The Disabled Doctors Network has guidance written specifically for this: fluctuating conditions guidance.