DAUK in the Times: Essex NHS overwhelmed and Londoners given 999 warning
DAUK has heard that due to some hospitals being short of ICU [intensive care unit] beds, patients are having to be transferred out; distances in…
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DAUK in Medscape: COVID-19 Causes Rising Burnout Intensity in UK Doctors
Dr Ashburner commented: "Prioritising the wellbeing of NHS staff must be at the forefront of the action plan…
DAUK featured in Huffington Post: I’m An NHS Doctor. Boris Johnson’s Christmas Plans Are Deadly
I’m an NHS doctor specialising in the care of older people. A year ago, before the arrival of…
DAUK on Bloomberg: New Covid-19 Strain Puts Growing Pressure on U.K. Hospitals
DAUK’s president Samantha Batt-Rawden was quoted in this article urging people to be aware of the risks of…
DAUK in the New York Times: U.K. Virus Surge Surpasses Spring Peak as Lockdown Choices Loom
Health care workers are exhausted, with little time to recuperate. Staff sickness has reached critical levels. The requirements…
DAUK gets a Moment – Organisation’s Viral Posts Inspire Twitter Platform for NHS Workers to Speak as One
It’s not (just) a Moment, it’s a movement! On account of the tireless work of the DAUK team…
DAUK in the Daily Mail: Secondary school re-opening ‘WILL be delayed by at least an extra week but primaries will open on schedule’ amid fears of coronavirus spike caused by mutant strain that can spread more easily among children
As a doctor who volunteered for the Nightingale I can’t tell you how much effort went into it.…
Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, DAUK President, in the Guardian: I work in intensive care. Our beds are full, and more Covid patients are arriving
It’s Christmas morning and it’s 2C outside. My breath rises as I stand at the boot of my…
DAUK on Sky News: COVID: NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens issues warning as hospital admissions top first peak
Today we learnt that we have more patients with COVID in hospital than ever before in England. This…
DAUK in the Guardian: Doctors raise alarm over ‘dire’ situation in NHS as Covid cases rise
I run a network for over 46K doctors. Things are really bad on the frontline and NHS doctors…