Cassie Forbes

Celebrating Mike's Invaluable Contribution to PCD

Fundraising for BMA Charities Trust Fund
£300
raised
Celebrating Mike's Invaluable Contribution to PCD, 28 July 2022
BMA Charities Trust Fund

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We help doctors and medical students to cope in times of financial difficulty

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To celebrate Mike's support of the PCD programme and thank him for being our friend and colleague, we are fundraising to support BMA Charities. This is a separate organisation to the BMA.

The BMA Charities Trust Fund offers grants to doctors and medical students who are in financial difficulty. It provides:

  • annual grants to medical students who are taking medicine as a second degree
  • one-off grants to medical students who are in immediate and serious financial need
  • one-off grants to unemployed doctors for essential items such as utility bills, travel and disability equipment
  • one-off grants to working doctors in financial hardship for help with the GMC retention fee and professional indemnity insurance
  • grants to refugee and asylum-seeking doctors to meet the costs of taking the PLAB exams and GMC registration
  • money advice for any doctor who is having difficulty managing financially

The Dain Fund assists with the education and support of the children of medical practitioners. The Fund particularly welcomes applications from refugee doctors. Grants are made for items such as school clothing, school trips, essential IT equipment, disability equipment, breakfast clubs and, occasionally, short-term school fees; however, the Fund is unable to help with childcare costs for working doctors.

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About the charity

BMA Charities Trust Fund

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Our grants support out of work doctors and medical students in severe financial need in the UK. Most of the doctors are refugees who are studying so that they can work in the NHS. Any doctor can ask us for advice on how to manage their outgoings and debt.

Donation summary

Total raised
£300.00
+ £75.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£300.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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