There are currently 170,000 overseas NHS workers from 200 countries residing within the UK. Migrant workers have been essential to the operations of the NHS ever since its inception in 1948. Throughout the COVID-19…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqZm9kzlIZU DAUK's Dr Vinesh Patel on residency delays stopping migrant medics from working: "Surely at a time of the pandemic, the question we should be asking is can we invest…
The NHS is buckling under the pressure of Covid-19, with tens of thousands of doctors and nurses across England now off sick because of the virus – accounting for almost half of all staff absences. The UK’s…
Dr Pushpo Babul Hossain appeared on The Sunday Times 'Stories Of Our Times' podcast, discussing her perspective as a junior doctor currently working on Covid wards, the impact of disinformation…
The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has been alarmed by the surge in cases and hospital admissions, especially in London and the South East. Doctors called for tighter restrictions well over a week ago expressing concern regarding the relaxation of the rules over the Christmas period.
Doctors secure a backdated reimbursement of the Immigration Health Surcharge. Click here to find out how to apply online.
After DAUK successfully lobbied the Government to scrap the deeply unfair Immigration Health Surcharge we express our dismay that many doctors are telling us they are still having to pay the charge.