Learn Not Blame

Challenging blame cultures. Supporting doctors. Driving systemic change.

Learn Not Blame is DAUK’s central campaign launched in Parliament on 20th November 2018. We aim to empower individual doctors to be part of a transformational change process working towards a revolution in the culture of the NHS.

For too long, when things go wrong, the blame culture has prevailed. This is endemic both within the profession and NHS organisations more widely, often without genuine analysis of systemic failings, or learning from what happened. Recent high profile cases have illustrated just how toxic this blame culture can be.

In this campaign, we are coming together to say: enough. This has to stop.

Our Approach

We believe the NHS must replace blame with fairness, learning, and accountability. When things go wrong, we need to expose systemic failures instead of scapegoating individual doctors. We address workplace mistreatment, including discrimination, and support doctors through complex processes.

How We Support Doctors

• One-to-one case support – We review case circumstances and identify systemic issues
• Advocacy and campaigning – We advocate for fair treatment and use case learnings for broader policy work
• Policy engagement – We work to transform NHS culture at the policy level

Why This Matters

Blame-driven systems create fear, suppress learning, cause lasting damage to careers and well-being, and discourage openness and honesty. We are launching an article series by Dr. Simran Mann featuring interviews that highlight doctors’ lived experiences, aiming to humanize workplace mistreatment processes.

If you are experiencing workplace mistreatment or need support, please reach out to us. Together, we can challenge the blame culture and create a fairer NHS for everyone.

Resources & Get Involved

• Read our article series – Interviews highlighting doctors’ lived experiences
• Support our campaign – Help fund DAUK’s advocacy work
• Contact us for case support – One-to-one support for doctors facing workplace issues