DAUK on BBC News: doctors told not to speak up about PPE shortages
Dr Jenny Vaughan DAUK’s Law abs Policy Officer speaks to BBC news about our survey on whistleblowing during COVID-19.
Dr Jenny Vaughan DAUK’s Law abs Policy Officer speaks to BBC news about our survey on whistleblowing during COVID-19.
Doctors’ Association UK Law and Policy Lead, Dr Jenny Vaughan spoke to BBC Newsnight about the shocking treatment of frontline NHS doctors who dared to blow the whistle on inadequate PPE supplies.
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.
How do I tell a colleague they have made a mistake? Dr Yaso Browne DAUK’s GP Lead speaks to the BMJ making the case for kindness and a no blame culture.
Over the last few months The Doctors’ Association UK has been hearing from whistleblowers at West Suffolk Hospital who have spoken to us candidly following a number of cases where patients had come to harm. They’ve described the “persecution” of whistleblowers and a “witch hunt” where the senior trust managers had sought fingerprints and handwriting analysis to identify the whistleblower. DAUK has commented widely on how this does not promote a free and open culture in healthcare, one which is fair and focuses on Learn Not Blame.
Dr Jenny Vaughan DAUK’s Learn Not Blame lead speaks to ITV news after West Suffolk downgraded from Outstanding to Requires Improvement following finger-printing ‘witch-hunt’ to identify anonymous whistleblower.
The government has ordered an urgent inquiry into the local hospital of the Health Secretary after DAUK revealed its unprecedented ‘witch-hunt’ for a whistleblower in The Guardian.