- Follow our substacks: Medical Women’s Federation and DAUK
- Courage is contagious: we need to talk about the domestic abuse experienced by female doctors in the NHS. BMJ (2024) Seema Haider
- Support Services for doctors experiencing mental ill health and domestic abuse. Medscape. Kathryn Hayman
- Shattering the silence around domestic abuse. Medscape (2024) Vasumathy Sivarajasingam
Podcasts and videos
- Surviving domestic abuse as a health and care professional with Dr Seema Haider and Dr Sandi Dheensa. NHS Practitioner Health Wellbeing Podcast (Dec 2024)
- BJGP Life Podcast Domestic abuse in doctors with Emily Donovan
- Breaking the Silence: Kate’s Story Frank ITVx documentary
Further information
- Understanding Narcissism – Dr Supriya McKenna
- Subtle Abuse – Dr Rosemary Parkinson
Research
- Research Integrity Framework on Domestic Violence and Abuse – Women’s Aid
- Domestic Abuse among female doctors: thematic analysis of qualitative interviews in the UK. BJGP (2021) Donovan, E et al
- Healthcare Professionals’ Own Experiences of Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Systematic Review of Risk Markers and Consequences. Trauma, Violence and Abuse (2022) Dheensa, S et al
- Healthcare professionals as domestic abuse survivors: workplace impact and support-seeking. Occupational Medicine (2024) Dheensa, S et al
- ‘I felt paralysed to ask for help for myself’: domestic abuse experienced by healthcare professionals. InnovAit (2023) Gregory, AC et al
- Domestic abuse: nurses experience it too. BJN (2025) Gregory, AC et al
- Domestic abuse experienced by healthcare practitioners: what about dentists and dental care professionals? A systemised review BDJ (2025) MacNab LK et al
Reports
- RMBF – Spotlight on Domestic Abuse
- Cavell Nurses Trust – Skint, shaken, yet still caring
- Royal College of Midwives – Safe places? Workplace support for those experiencing domestic abuse
- BMA – Domestic abuse in the health profession report
- NHS England – Domestic abuse and sexual violence leadership update
- Standing together against domestic abuse – Never again report
Articles and Blogs – personal accounts
- Follow our substacks: Medical Women’s Federation and DAUK
- Courage is contagious: we need to talk about the domestic abuse experienced by female doctors in the NHS. BMJ (2024) Seema Haider
- Support Services for doctors experiencing mental ill health and domestic abuse. Medscape. Kathryn Hayman
- Shattering the silence around domestic abuse. Medscape (2024) Vasumathy Sivarajasingam
Podcasts and videos
- Surviving domestic abuse as a health and care professional with Dr Seema Haider and Dr Sandi Dheensa. NHS Practitioner Health Wellbeing Podcast (Dec 2024)
- BJGP Life Podcast Domestic abuse in doctors with Emily Donovan
- Breaking the Silence: Kate’s Story Frank ITVx documentary
Further information
- Understanding Narcissism – Dr Supriya McKenna
- Subtle Abuse – Dr Rosemary Parkinson
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