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The groups listed below are run by at least one accredited member of the Society. Arrangements you make with these group leaders, including payment for services, are not governed by the Balint Society UK, and, as such, are private arrangements outside the control or purvue of the Society. Whilst the name of these groups may include a geographical location, please note that these are likely the historical locations of in-person groups that went online during the Covid pandemic. You may enquire of any group open to new members - there are no geographical restrictions. 

If you run an online Balint group and would like it listed here, please complete this form

Balint Group for people working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: Third Monday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 20:45
Group Leader 1: Mustafa Alachkar
Group Leader 2: Katherine Burn
mustafa.alachkar [at] nhs.net (mustafa[dot]alachkar[at]nhs[dot]net)

Group Description

A monthly, free group for anyone (not just doctors) working in a professional capacity, as part or all of their time, with refugees and asylum seekers. 
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Belfast Area Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: Tuesdays
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Marie King
Group Leader 2: Mr. Adam Jaffa
maz [at] doctors.org.uk (maz[at]doctors[dot]org[dot]uk)

Group Description

This group meets on a Tuesday, with the exact Tuesday of the month being negotiated by the membership and leaders well in advance. This group may meet in-person in the future.
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Belfast Area Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: Tuesdays
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Marie King
Group Leader 2: Mr. Adam Jaffa
maz [at] doctors.org.uk (maz[at]doctors[dot]org[dot]uk)

Group Description

This group meets on a Tuesday, with the exact Tuesday of the month being negotiated by the membership and leaders well in advance. This group may meet in-person in the future.
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Bristol and Nottinghamshire based Leaders Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 2nd Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 12:45
End Time: 14:00
Group Leader 1: Liz Lee
Group Leader 2: Helena Vassiliadis
drlizlee [at] gmail.com (drlizlee[at]gmail[dot]com)
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Bristol and Nottinghamshire based Leaders Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 2nd Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 12:45
End Time: 14:00
Group Leader 1: Liz Lee
Group Leader 2: Helena Vassiliadis
drlizlee [at] gmail.com (drlizlee[at]gmail[dot]com)
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Bristol Area(1) Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Jill Wilson
Group Leader 2: Ms. Clare Harris
jill.wilson11 [at] nhs.net (jill[dot]wilson11[at]nhs[dot]net)
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Bristol Area(1) Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Jill Wilson
Group Leader 2: Ms. Clare Harris
jill.wilson11 [at] nhs.net (jill[dot]wilson11[at]nhs[dot]net)
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Bristol Area(2) Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 1st Tuesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19:15
End Time: 20:45
Group Leader 1: Dr. Judy Malone
Group Leader 2: Ms. Clare Harris
judy.malone.work [at] gmail.com (judy[dot]malone[dot]work[at]gmail[dot]com)
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Bristol Area(2) Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 1st Tuesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19:15
End Time: 20:45
Group Leader 1: Dr. Judy Malone
Group Leader 2: Ms. Clare Harris
judy.malone.work [at] gmail.com (judy[dot]malone[dot]work[at]gmail[dot]com)
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Cumbria & London based Leaders Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 2nd Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 18:00
End Time: 19:30
Group Leader 1: Dr. sylvia chudley
Group Leader 2: Mrs. Joan Fogel
sylviachudley [at] gmail.com (sylviachudley[at]gmail[dot]com)

Group Description

Please enquire if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
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Cumbria & London based Leaders Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 2nd Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 18:00
End Time: 19:30
Group Leader 1: Dr. sylvia chudley
Group Leader 2: Mrs. Joan Fogel
sylviachudley [at] gmail.com (sylviachudley[at]gmail[dot]com)

Group Description

Please enquire if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
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East Oxford Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Tuesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 18:50
End Time: 20:30
Group Leader 1: Dr. Andreas Kyrris
andreas.kyrris [at] nhs.net (andreas[dot]kyrris[at]nhs[dot]net)
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East Oxford Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Tuesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 18:50
End Time: 20:30
Group Leader 1: Dr. Andreas Kyrris
andreas.kyrris [at] nhs.net (andreas[dot]kyrris[at]nhs[dot]net)
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Edgbaston Hall Supervision group

Frequency: Other
Meeting Pattern: Bi-monthly, 3rd Thursday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Milind Arolker
msarolker [at] doctors.org.uk (msarolker[at]doctors[dot]org[dot]uk)

Group Description

Our group started face to face in Edgbaston, Birmingham a few years before the pandemic, and has since moved online. We welcome those seeking leadership supervision (e.g. as part of leadership accreditation) in a friendly and cooperative space. The typical format of the evening affords time for two activities: the presentation of a group by a current leader as a 'Balint case discussion', and a general, open discussion on leadership issues. The group decides on the evening itself who will offer to lead and facilitate either one or both activities, thus giving members a chance to practice group facilitation and in turn receive professional feedback on this. Current members comprise a mix of working and retired medical professionals, psychiatrists and a psychologist.
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Holistic & Functional Medicine Online Balint Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: First Thursday of each month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 18.50
End Time: 20.30
Group Leader 1: Andreas Kyrris
Group Leader 2: Ana Rivadulla Crespo
andreas.kyrris [at] icloud.com (andreas[dot]kyrris[at]icloud[dot]com)

Group Description

This is a group for doctors working or interested in complementary and alternative healthcare
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Manchester and Bristol based Leaders Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 1st Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:15
Group Leader 1: Dr. Simon Henshall
Group Leader 2: Ms. Clare Harris
simon.henshall1 [at] nhs.net (simon[dot]henshall1[at]nhs[dot]net)

Group Description

A mix of doctors, currently including GPs, psychiatrists
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Manchester and Bristol based Leaders Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 1st Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:15
Group Leader 1: Dr. Simon Henshall
Group Leader 2: Ms. Clare Harris
simon.henshall1 [at] nhs.net (simon[dot]henshall1[at]nhs[dot]net)

Group Description

A mix of doctors, currently including GPs, psychiatrists
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North Wales Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Ann Evans
Group Leader 2: Linda Mary Edwards
evansann [at] live.co.uk (evansann[at]live[dot]co[dot]uk)
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North Wales Online Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Ann Evans
Group Leader 2: Linda Mary Edwards
evansann [at] live.co.uk (evansann[at]live[dot]co[dot]uk)
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North West England online group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: Second Tuesday of each calendar month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19.15
End Time: 20.30
Group Leader 1: Dr. Dr Michelle Evison
Group Leader 2: Dr. Dr Sally Wraight
wraights38 [at] gmail.com (wraights38[at]gmail[dot]com)

Group Description

We currently include GPs, psychiatrists, an advanced nurse practitioner, an anaesthetist and an oncologist. We would welcome any health care profession, and you need not be in NW England now we are online.
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Online GP Group (Formerly West Midlands)

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 4th Tuesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 20:00
End Time: 21:30
Group Leader 1: Dr. Mathew Harrison
Group Leader 2: Milind Arolker
mathewj.harrison [at] googlemail.com (mathewj[dot]harrison[at]googlemail[dot]com)

Group Description

Online group of GPs. Practitioners at all stages of training and experience are welcome. The group meets on the last Tuesday of the month.
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Scotland New GP group

Frequency: Other
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Monday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 20.00
End Time: 21.00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Anne Money
Group Leader 2: Heather Ireland
amoney001 [at] dundee.ac.uk (amoney001[at]dundee[dot]ac[dot]uk)
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Scotland New GP group

Frequency: Other
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Monday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 20.00
End Time: 21.00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Anne Money
Group Leader 2: Heather Ireland
amoney001 [at] dundee.ac.uk (amoney001[at]dundee[dot]ac[dot]uk)
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South West Primary Care Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: Third Tuesday of each month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19.30
End Time: 21.00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Elizabeth Lee
Group Leader 2: Ms. Anita Bradford
drlizlee [at] gmail.com (drlizlee[at]gmail[dot]com)

Group Description

Previously called the Bristol GP Balint Group which has run as an in person group for over 35 years. We have gone on-line in order to welcome members from a wider geographical area and to include other Primary Care practitioners.
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Telford Shropshire online group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 2nd Tuesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr Chris Brown
Group Leader 2: Dr Shake Seigal
chris.brown [at] balintsociety.org.uk (chris[dot]brown[at]balintsociety[dot]org[dot]uk)

Group Description

We are a mixed group of GPs and psychiatrists. We started out meeting in person but since Covid have remained an online group meeting on Zoom. Now online, we have taken a number of new members from around the UK.
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Thursday Online Group - Psychiatrist and GP Led

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Thursday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19:00
End Time: 20:30
Group Leader 1: Gordon Shiells
Group Leader 2: Melanie Woolagar
gshiells [at] me.com (gshiells[at]me[dot]com)
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Thursday Online Group - Psychiatrist and GP Led

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 3rd Thursday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 19:00
End Time: 20:30
Group Leader 1: Gordon Shiells
Group Leader 2: Melanie Woolagar
gshiells [at] me.com (gshiells[at]me[dot]com)
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Wembley Wednesday Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: Last Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 18.50
End Time: 20.30
Group Leader 1: Dr. Andreas Kyrris
Group Leader 2: Dr. Jelena O'Carroll
andreas.kyrris [at] nhs.net (andreas[dot]kyrris[at]nhs[dot]net)

Group Description

This is a mixed group and we welcome participants from medical and non-medical backgrounds.
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Wembley Wednesday Group

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: Last Wednesday of the month
Open to new members: Currently open
Start Time: 18.50
End Time: 20.30
Group Leader 1: Dr. Andreas Kyrris
Group Leader 2: Dr. Jelena O'Carroll
andreas.kyrris [at] nhs.net (andreas[dot]kyrris[at]nhs[dot]net)

Group Description

This is a mixed group and we welcome participants from medical and non-medical backgrounds.
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WMiP at QUAKER. (Formerly in Birmingham now online)

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 2nd Weds of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Shake Seigel
Group Leader 2: Dr. Christine Cobley
shake.seigel [at] btinternet.com (shake[dot]seigel[at]btinternet[dot]com)

Group Description

Mixed membership: GPs, palliative care consultants, psychologists, psychotherapists
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WMiP at QUAKER. (Formerly in Birmingham now online)

Frequency: Monthly
Meeting Pattern: 2nd Weds of the month
Open to new members: Currently not open
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 21:00
Group Leader 1: Dr. Shake Seigel
Group Leader 2: Dr. Christine Cobley
shake.seigel [at] btinternet.com (shake[dot]seigel[at]btinternet[dot]com)

Group Description

Mixed membership: GPs, palliative care consultants, psychologists, psychotherapists
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