Concert or Practitioner Health Matters Programme 

LOOKING AFTER YOUR WELLBEING IN CONFIDENCE

The Practitioner Health Matters Programme (PHMP) was launched in September 2015. It is a strictly confidential service which provides support and appropriate medical care for health professionals in Ireland who may be experiencing mental health difficulties or who may have an alcohol or substance misuse problem. Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists can find it difficult to declare they have a problem and often delay in seeking help resulting in problems being more severe and entrenched at time of presentation. Because PHMP is as programme designated specifically for health professionals, we can focus solely on what strategies are necessary to support the practitioner in getting back to full health and getting back to safe working again. 

The PHMP is a not-for-profit charitable company. It is entirely independent and is separate from professional regulatory bodies such as the Medical and Dental Councils and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, although it is endorsed by these bodies. The PHMP has a Memorandum of Understanding with each of the three regulatory bodies. It has been supported and recognised by the individual representative organisations and the professional training bodies, as well as theHSE. For further details please see www.practitionerhealth.ie