It’s been announced by the UK Government that NHS hospitals will no longer provide free car parking to the very staff who have tirelessly kept the NHS running for the past two years. This is wrong and should be reversed asap.
DAUK in The Sunday Times ‘Stories Of Our Times’ podcast: Could the NHS be overwhelmed in two weeks?
Dr Pushpo Babul Hossain appeared on The Sunday Times 'Stories Of Our Times' podcast, discussing her perspective as a junior doctor currently working on Covid wards, the impact of disinformation…
January 17, 2021
DAUK in The Times: Doctors want new legal protections if they have to choose between patients
Doctors require immediate emergency legal protection in case NHS pressures caused by coronavirus force them to choose between patients, leading healthcare groups have warned. In a letter to the health…
January 17, 2021
DAUK on Al Jazeera: Dr Natalie Ashburner speaks about the mental health impact of the Covid-19 crisis on NHS staff
Dr Natalie Ashburner, Vice-Chair of DAUK and an NHS psychiatrist, spoke to Al Jazeera about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the mental health and wellbeing of NHS…
January 17, 2021
DAUK on Sky News: Dr Jenny Vaughan describes need for improved government support for those asked to self-isolate
Vice-Chair of DAUK, Dr Jenny Vaughan, talked to Sky News about the lack of adequate financial support from the government for those being asked to self-isolate. Dr Vaughan also spoke…
January 17, 2021
DAUK on ITV News: Dr Katie Sanderson speaks about current NHS working conditions
“I think [healthcare staff] are working in horrible conditions now, seeing horrible things, looking after patients in really appalling situations, often looking after multiple members of the same family and…
January 16, 2021