DAUK in The Times: doctors launch High Court challenge over PPE
Doctors and campaigners have launched a High Court challenge against the government over its refusal to hold a public inquiry into PPE shortages.
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June 9, 2020
DAUK writes in The Times calling for Indefinite Leave to Remain for doctors who have served during the COVID-19 pandemic
Writing for The Times DAUK committee member Dr Dolin Bhagawati made DAUK’s case for Indefinite Leave to Remain to be granted for all frontline healthcare staff serving on the frontline of the NHS during the pandemic.
May 24, 2020
DAUK in The Times: immigration health surcharge scrapped following DAUK pressure
Boris Johnson has agreed to exempt health and care workers from the NHS surcharge. The climbdown came after Tory backbenchers said they would support Labour’s effort to force the government’s hand. The row broke out on Monday when the Doctor’s Association UK wrote to Priti Patel, the home secretary, urging the government to abandon the surcharge, which it described as “an insult to all who are serving this country at its time of greatest need”.
May 22, 2020
DAUK in The Times: a fifth of doctors have been given unusable PPE
A DAUK poll had found that 1/5 of 900 respondents had been given unusable PPE including mouldy expired masks and gowns with holes in.
May 7, 2020
DAUK in The Times: rationing of eye protection and gowns
DAUK expresses concern regarding rationing of gowns and eye protection in The Times.
April 18, 2020
DAUK in The Times: landlords urged to offer up empty homes to NHS staff
Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, president of the Doctors’ Association UK, said: “Doctors are making extraordinary sacrifices to ensure that they can stay on the frontline during this pandemic. We know that many doctors have taken the difficult decision to live away from their families, including their children, as they worry about spreading the virus.”
April 10, 2020
DAUK in The Times: updated PPE guidance fails to protect doctors
DAUK tell The Times that updated PPE guidance from Public Health England fails to address the fundamental issue of the dire lack of PPE on the frontline.
April 2, 2020
