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Head and shoulders photo of DAUK GP lead Dr Lizzie Toberty. Dr Toberty says the Government decided whether general practice was part of the NHS or not, as surgeries prepare for a hike in national insurance

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April 1, 2025

National insurance: ‘Are GPs part of the NHS?’
Black and white head and shoulders photo of DAUK chair Ms Helen Fernandes. Ms Fernandes has contributed to a national newspaper article on physician associates
Physician associates: Chair discusses PA issues in national newspaper

March 31, 2025
Head and shoulders photo of Dr Steve Taylor in his GP surgery. Dr Taylor has called for a ‘joined-up approach to community care’
Call for joined-up approach to community care

March 31, 2025
Group of doctors in green scrubs holding the top of each others hands.
GP crisis: GP committee in the media

March 25, 2025

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DAUK’s David Nicholl in Mail Plus on the PMs lack of PPE

My first thought when I saw pictures of the Prime Minister strolling maskless through a hospital yesterday? ‘There’s a man who thinks rules don’t apply to him’.  For Boris Johnson to turn up and not wear a mask on a visit to Hexham General Hospital in Northumberland was nothing more…

December 13, 2021
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Who do you trust with your medical appointments, your GP or Sajid Javid? DAUKs Ellen Welch writes in The Guardian

My day today started at 6am, faced with a roster of e-consults, alongside breastfeeding breaks and nappy changes, occasionally interrupted by a vocal toddler running in when he tires of daddy daycare. I am a part-time GP, and mother to a two-year-old and a six-month-old. It’s not how I envisioned…

December 13, 2021
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To Vape or not to Vape? DAUK’s Ellen Welch in Mail Plus

Last week, Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced that England could become the first country to prescribe e-cigarettes, as updated guidance from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) encourages vaping manufacturers to license their products as medicines. The NHS has endorsed vaping devices for some time to entice smokers…

December 13, 2021
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#MaskUp says Dr Louise Hyde from DAUK’s GP team

Covid-19 has caused chaos for me over the past month, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. I’ve got children in primary school, work as a GP - and yes, I do see most of my patients face-to-face - and I’ve had to leave my safe little corner of…

December 13, 2021
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