PRESS RELEASE: DAUK SUPPORTS PRIMARY CARE WITH THE MESSAGE “GENERAL PRACTICE NEVER CLOSED”
DAUK were disheartened to read the latest SOP from NHS England to ‘support restoration of General Practice Services’. In March last year, NHS England mandated the move to ‘total triage’ in primary care to limit…
DAUK in The Times responding to Healthwatch report about GP access
UNDERFUNDED GPsSir, Your report “More patients go to A&E after ‘struggling to see GP’ ” (Apr 17) is a huge concern, confirming that the health of the nation is suffering…
Dr Claire Ashley from DAUK’s GP Team in GP Online: ‘Thousands of overseas GPs recognised for ‘extraordinary contribution’ to NHS’
Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash As part of Overseas NHS Workers Day, which celebrates the almost 200 nationalities represented in staff working for the NHS, doctors’ groups have highlighted the importance of…
Scottish CMO responds to DAUK’s GP Committee over Covid-19 vaccination
The GP Committee at the DAUK wrote to the government for the third time at the end of December 2020, outlining concerns over the change in policy around the COVID-19…
DAUK’s Dr Ellen Welch in The Times: Pregnant women ‘should be included in Covid vaccine trials’
GP Dr Ellen Welch was vaccinated at 28 weeks pregnant Pregnant women should be included in coronavirus vaccine trials, experts have urged, as those in priority groups wrestle with whether…
DAUK’s Dr Rosie Shire on GP Burnout
Warrington GP and DAUK GP Advisor Dr Rosie Shire The NHS is facing a chronic shortage of GPs, as new figures show family doctors are quitting at a rate of…