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October 24, 2025

Hundreds sign letter to Health Secretary urging action to save general practice
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Proposals for reform of the UK Foundation Programme

October 21, 2025
Sustainability lead Dr Matt Lee speaking at the DAUK conference
Our Health, Our Planet: its impact on sustainable healthcare one year on

October 20, 2025
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Write to your MP: Save the future of general practice

October 14, 2025

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GP Anger at NHSE contract imposition

Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) and GP Survival have reacted angrily to the changes to the GP contract imposed without warning or consultation by NHSE, which includes stipulations that GP services are to be offered 9 am to 5 pm on Saturdays as well as expanded during weekday evenings.  In a…

March 3, 2022
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This is going to Hurt, but the way international healthcare workers in the NHS are treated will leave you heartbroken, says DAUK’s Dr Pushpo Babul Hossain

he BBC’s adaptation of Adam Kay’s best-selling book This is Going to Hurt, which shows the stark reality of how it feels to work in the NHS, aired last week. The seven-parter is loosely based on Kay’s time working as a junior doctor – health workers across the UK have praised the…

February 16, 2022
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DAUK comment on NHS waiting lists to keep rising despite Covid recovery plan

The Doctors’ Association UK criticised the plan for “soundbite generation” rather than “coherently and realistically” addressing workforce planning. You can read the full article here.

February 16, 2022
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Dr Matthew Bigwood, an anaesthetist and DAUK member, comments on ending free PCR and lateral flow tests ‘ putting lives at risk’, as scientists warn

Reducing the use of PCR tests will compromise the UK’s capacity to detect new coronavirus variants and put lives at risk, leading scientists have warned. The Government is expected to announce the end of free Covid-19 testing for millions of people as part of its “Living Safely With Covid” strategy,…

February 16, 2022
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