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.
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May 14, 2020
DAUK on Newsnight: doctors being silenced when speaking up about PPE shortages
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.
May 14, 2020
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 in the BMJ: how do I tell a colleague they have made a mistake?
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.
March 17, 2020
DAUK working with The Sunday Times to reveal full story in West Suffolk Hospital whistleblowing saga
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.
March 1, 2020
DAUK on ITV news: Dr Jenny Vaughan talks Learn Not Blame after treatment of whistleblowers at West Suffolk
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.
January 30, 2020
DAUK in The Guardian: urgent inquiry ordered into ‘witch-hunt’ at West Suffolk hospital
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.
January 28, 2020
