DAUK in The Guardian: lack of gowns ‘a disaster’
DAUK responds to the news that several trusts are due to run out of gowns over the weekend.
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April 9, 2020
DAUK in The Guardian: doctors bullied and shamed into not wearing appropriate PPE.
Doctors have been telling DAUK, through our anonymous reporting app www.nhsppe.com, that many of them are being bullied and shamed into not speaking up on PPE. Read our response.
April 5, 2020
DAUK in The Guardian: doctors improvising mask out of snorkels due to severe PPE shortage
DAUK has been hearing from our members that many doctors have been forced to improvise their own PPE due to severe shortages. This includes those using snorkels and diving gear to protect themselves.
March 31, 2020
DAUK in The Guardian: doctors wanted not to speak up about concerns on PPE
DAUK has been approached by a number of doctors who have been told not to speak out on social media or in the press regarding concerns on PPE.
March 31, 2020
DAUK on the front page of The Guardian
Dr Rinesh Parmar talks to The Guardian this morning about the risk of doctors and nurses feeling forced to hang up their uniforms in the face of inadequate PPE.
March 25, 2020
DAUK in The Guardian on lack of fit testing
Dr Rinesh Parmar, DAUK’s chair, said: “We’ve been hearing from doctors across the country that they’ve been sent different masks. This is extremely worrying for doctors, who have been tested on one type and receive another. Fit testing is time-consuming and only available in the day. Doctors have written about their fears of coming in for a nightshift and being presented with a mask that they have not been tested on.”
March 24, 2020
DAUK in The Guardian: final-year medical students graduate early to fight Covid-19
Julia Simons our Medical student representative speaks to The Guardian about her worries.
March 19, 2020
