Someone to listen
Stressed? Anxious? Overwhelmed? If your feelings are interfering with day-to-day life, it’s time to reach out to our confidential well-being and listening service for support.
Use the chat below, or call our well-being and listening service on 0800 084 3451 (UK Freephone) or +44 1223 853549 (International). All contact with the Chemists’ Community Fund is confidential.
The Chemists’ Community Fund has been assisting our community and their family members in times of need for many years. Our dedicated wellbeing and listening service is available from 8am to 8pm (UK time) Monday to Friday.
If you are a RSC member or partner of a member, you also have the option to access up to ten telephone counselling sessions, following an appropriate assessment of your needs by a qualified counsellor. Both the assessment and counselling sessions would be funded by the Chemists’ Community Fund.
This is a confidential service and no information disclosed would be shared with any third party without your express consent.
Who can this service support?
The service is available to RSC members anywhere in the world; and also to all chemical scientists living in the UK and Ireland.
How to access the service
You can call us on 0800 084 3451 (UK Freephone) or +44 1223 853549 (International); alternatively, use the chat below.
Outside open times
If you want to speak to someone urgently outside of these hours, the following organisations have resources that may be of help to you:
CALM
Listening services, information and support for anyone who needs to talk, including a web chat, open 5pm–midnight 365 days a year. Call 0800 58 58 58 and visit the CALM website here.
Cruse Bereavement Care
For information and support after a bereavement call 0808 808 1677 and visit Cruse Bereavement Care website.
Mind
Lots of information to help you understand and manage your situation when you need help. Visit the Mind website here.
Money Advice Service
The Money Advice Service provides free and impartial money advice. Call 0800 138 7777 and visit the Money Advice Service website.
Samaritans
A safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. Call 116 123 and visit the Samaritans website.
The Silver Line
The free, 24-hour confidential helpline for older people. Call 0800 4 70 80 90 and visit The Silver Line website here.
Talk to us
Contact the wellbeing and listening service using the options here.
More ways to contact the Chemists' Community Fund
Call us on 0800 084 3451 (UK Freephone) or +44 1223 853549 (International), or alternatively complete and send this form and a member of the team will get back to you within 7 working days.
Don’t forget, we keep all of this strictly confidential.