DAUK’s Dr Rosie Shire in The Mirror: Hancock reveals 75% of over 80s vaccinated but warns cases ‘long long way from being low enough’
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that, as of Sunday morning, three quarters of all people over 80 in the UK have been vaccinated. “(This) is absolutely brilliant progress,” he…
January 24, 2021
DAUK in the Daily Mirror: Coronavirus vaccine chaos with appointments axed last minute as surgeries wait for jab
The Covid vaccine rollout could turn into a PPE-style fiasco, MPs, doctors and care chiefs warned last night. Hundreds of GP surgeries and scores of hospitals are still waiting for…
January 12, 2021
DAUK in The Mirror: 100,000 signatures on our letter to Boris Johnson on coroner’s inquests and a public inquiry into healthcare worker deaths and PPE
Over 100,000 people have now signed our letter to Boris Johnson demanding a full public inquiry into healthcare worker deaths and PPE, in addition to Coroner’s inquests into each death.
May 8, 2020
DAUK front page of the Daily Mirror: harrowing stories of burned out NHS doctors bullied and broken
Dedicated to caring for the sick and vulnerable, junior doctors should expect to be supported and valued as they carry out their vital work. But hundreds have revealed they are subjected to bullying and harassment at overstretched hospitals that have been plunged into a staffing crisis. The Doctors’ Association UK has collated stories from over 600 doctors. The shocking report made the front page of the Daily Mirror.
February 13, 2020
DAUK co-ordinates open letter from 2000 doctors to Boris Johnson ahead of the Queen’s Speech
On the day of the general election results DAUK wrote to Boris Johnson with our key priorities for the NHS. The letter was signed by over 2000 doctors and published in The Daily Mirror. Key demands included funding for the NHS and social care, scrapping of the immigration health surcharge, scrapping the taper and annual allowance to fix the NHS pensions crisis and above inflation pay rises.
December 20, 2019