DAUK in inews: NHS awarded the George Cross
Award comes on the 73rd anniversary of the NHS’s foundation and marks only the third occasion on which the George Cross has been awarded to a collective body, country or…
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July 6, 2021
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…
December 29, 2020
DAUK in the Guardian: Doctors raise alarm over ‘dire’ situation in NHS as Covid cases rise
I run a network for over 46K doctors. Things are really bad on the frontline and NHS doctors need help getting the word out.Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, DAUK President NHS hospitals…
December 29, 2020
DAUK in LBC: Covid patients ‘piling up at the door’ as hospitals risk getting overwhelmed
Hospitals are running out of oxygen.One trust has no non-invasive machines left. ICUs are tweeting for volunteers to prone patients.Transfer teams being requested to move patients 65+ miles to nearest hospital…
December 29, 2020
DAUK on Medscape: “Scrapping 4 Hour Wait Target”
The Doctors' Association features in this Medscape review noting how NHS England has launched a consultation on 'Transformation of urgent and emergency care'. This could signal the end of 4…
December 15, 2020
Press release: scrapping of four-hour target must not be a response to continual failure of the Government to meet targets as waiting times spiral says DAUK
Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden DAUK President reacts to NHS England consultation on 4 hour A&E target, "Doctors have repeatedly told us of dire working conditions on the frontline. NHS staff are working themselves into the ground to keep patients safe during the worst winter on record. We must ensure that this move is not an attempt to deflect accountability for spiralling wait times in Emergency Departments as a result of years of under-resourcing.”
December 15, 2020
DAUK’s GP Committee meet with NHSE to discuss the delivery of the Pfizer/BioTech vaccine
The Doctors' Association UK's GP committee met with NHS England on 11th December 2020 for a briefing on the delivery of the Pfizer/BioTech vaccine in primary care.
December 11, 2020
