Support for healthcare staff

Pharma Mate: a free support directory for UK pharmacists and healthcare staff

Pharma Mate is a free, independent UK directory for pharmacists, doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff. The site lists charities, peer groups and official advice services, and explains workplace problems such as burnout, contracts and NDAs. Pharma Mate sells nothing.

Written by Nick Johnson
Published 9 October 2026, updated 10 October 2026
Information, not medical advice

Pharma Mate at a glance

Free to use, with no account.
Written for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, doctors, nurses, dentists, students and trainees.
Covers England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Every listing links to the provider’s own website.
No provider pays for a listing.
An information site, not a helpline or crisis service.

What Pharma Mate lists

Each provider profile tells you who the service is for, what help you get and what to check before you get in touch.

Kind of help	Services listed include
Wellbeing and money help	Pharmacist Support, DoctorsHelp
Counselling and peer support	BMA wellbeing services, Doctors’ Support Network, Doctors in Distress
Confidential mental health care	NHS Practitioner Health in England, Canopi in Wales
Employment advice	Acas, Citizens Advice, the Pharmacists’ Defence Association, RCN member support
Speaking up	Protect whistleblowing advice, Freedom to Speak Up Guardians

Support for pharmacists and pharmacy teams

Pharmacy work brings long shifts, short staffing and pressure from targets. Pharma Mate has a page written for pharmacists, and two listings matter most to pharmacy staff.

Pharmacist Support is the charity for the pharmacy profession. The charity offers a listening service, wellbeing help and financial support to pharmacists, trainees, students and their families.
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association gives employment and professional support to eligible members. Membership and service conditions apply.

The guides cover burnout, unsafe workload, night shifts and reviewing an employment contract.

How the support finder works

Choose your profession.
Choose where you work in the UK.
Choose the kind of help you need: stress and wellbeing, peer connection, money, workplace advice, contracts or speaking up.

The finder suggests starting points. The finder does not decide eligibility, and your choices stay in your browser.

Open Pharma Mate and find support

Pharma Mate is not a crisis service

Nobody at Pharma Mate staffs a phone line or reads crisis messages. In an emergency call 999. For urgent mental health help call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option in England, or call Samaritans on 116 123.

More about Pharma Mate

Pharma Mate for doctors and prescribers on iGovy.
Pharma Mate for nurses and clinicians on Ogovy.
Pharma Mate for speaking up at work on Dayo.

Pharma Mate questions

What is Pharma Mate?

Pharma Mate is a free, independent UK directory and guide site for healthcare staff. The site lists support charities, peer groups and official advice services for pharmacists, doctors, nurses, dentists and students.

Is Pharma Mate free?

Yes. The directory, the support finder and every guide are free. You need no account.

Is Pharma Mate a helpline?

No. Pharma Mate is an information site with no phone line. In an emergency call 999. For urgent mental health help call NHS 111 or Samaritans on 116 123.

Does Pharma Mate sell medicines?

No. Pharma Mate does not sell, prescribe or supply anything, and no provider pays for a listing.

Where does a pharmacist get support for stress?

Pharmacist Support, the charity for the pharmacy profession, offers a listening service, wellbeing help and financial support. Pharma Mate lists the charity alongside other options for pharmacy staff.

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