Frontline NHS workers are at the coal face of the escalating second wave of COVID-19. We are seeing the problems on the ground that are hindering the country moving forward. We need Parliament to listen so action can be taken As part of our #ProtectTheFrontline campaign DAUK is holding an urgent MP briefing to ensure parliamentarians are well versed in the issues facing the NHS, and to garner much needed public support to improve things as fast as possible on a national scale.
DAUK in The Morning Star: Public Health Bodies Demand Greater Financial Support For Low-income Workers Self Isolating
LEADING public-health bodies are demanding that the government provides greater financial support to people on low incomes who are self-isolating — to ensure that infection-control measures are effective. Today the…
DAUK on Good Morning Britain: Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden warns of hospitals struggling to cope with surge in Covid-19 cases
DAUK President Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden appeared on Good Morning Britain, warning that hospital capacity is becoming overwhelmed in the South East as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. Intensive care units…
DAUK in the Independent: As a critical care doctor I’m scared of what the NHS is facing – the vaccine rollout can’t come soon enough
When did it all go so wrong? It’s still dark on the long drive home from the night shift. It might be freezing but all my windows are down, in…
DAUK in the Daily Mail: Secondary school re-opening ‘WILL be delayed by at least an extra week but primaries will open on schedule’ amid fears of coronavirus spike caused by mutant strain that can spread more easily among children
As a doctor who volunteered for the Nightingale I can't tell you how much effort went into it. But ICU staff are wafer thin on the ground.We had warned of…
Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, DAUK President, in the Guardian: I work in intensive care. Our beds are full, and more Covid patients are arriving
It’s Christmas morning and it’s 2C outside. My breath rises as I stand at the boot of my car, peeling off my layers. This is my ritual now. I have…
DAUK on Sky News: COVID: NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens issues warning as hospital admissions top first peak
Today we learnt that we have more patients with COVID in hospital than ever before in England. This is not a drill. Please believe us.Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, DAUK President The…