Press release: RCSEd endorses DAUK’s PPE app
The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh endorses DAUK NHS PPE app. Download for free and report your PPE status now anonymously at www.NHSppe.com
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April 2, 2020
DAUK is devastated to hear of the loss of an NHS Consultant
The Doctors’ Association UK is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dr Amged El-Hawrani, an ENT consultant aged 55, due to COVID-19. Our thoughts are with their family at this painful time.
All doctors, including our members, will be deeply affected by this tragic sad news. We recognise that this will be an incredibly difficult time for the medical profession.
March 29, 2020
Press release: ventilators lacking in the NHS
As the government announces plans to source more ventilators, Dr Rinesh Parmar DAUK Chair and amazing intensive care doctor questions whether anyone will be able to operate them with severe staff shortages across ICUS.
March 14, 2020
Press release: Boris Johnson has finally acknowledged that what frontline doctors have been saying for weeks
Providing a voice for frontline medics, DAUK has been warning for weeks that doctors across the country are concerned that the NHS is unprepared for an outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Today, the government has heard and acknowledged what frontline doctors have been saying for some time - that the NHS is already on its knees, such that it will find it difficult to cope with a Coronavirus outbreak. It should not have taken this long to have an honest conversation to address the issue of critical care capacity and our ability to look after our sickest patients.
March 3, 2020
Press Release: Coronavirus, the real view from the frontline
In a poll, The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) asked doctors “Do you feel the NHS is well prepared for coronavirus?” Only 8 of the 1618 respondents answered that they did feel it was prepared.
March 2, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: Mental Health Patients at risk due to lack of funding for repairs and upgrades
Dr Natalie Ashburner responds to a report from NHS Providers stating that patient safety is at risk due to underfunding of Mental Health Trusts. The report which states that “two thirds of NHS mental health trusts will not receive the funding they need to invest in urgent repairs or upgrade their facilities” goes on to say that “many are still being cared for in inappropriate dormitory-style wards.”
February 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: NHS staff reporting being unwell due to work related stress hit a record high as doctors say this should be a red flag for the government
The results of the NHS staff survey reveal that reports of work related stress are at a record high in the NHS. Additionally BAME staff report facing worrying levels discrimination from patients, relatives and members of the public. This is unacceptable. Read our response here.
February 18, 2020