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December 12, 2025

Flu wave: NHS facing ‘state of preventable emergency’ as pandemic lessons go unlearned 
Dr Steve Taylor, DAUK's GP spokesperson
DAUK warns of complete collapse in GP jobs

December 11, 2025
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Wave of activity to launch NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day

December 10, 2025
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DAUK backs petition for free Covid booster for NHS staff

December 9, 2025

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NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day launches this Wednesday

The first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day (NHSDAAD) takes place on Wednesday 10 December. The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) and the Medical Women’s Federation (MWF) have joined together to launch the campaign. More than one in five people in England and Wales has experienced domestic abuse. Rates are especially high…

December 9, 2025
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‘Mental health funding needs to improve to better support people’

Policymakers need to focus on why people are seeking help for their mental health and whether adequate support is available. That was the response of DAUK GP committee member Dr Rosie Shire to a BBC survey on mental health diagnoses by GPs. Of the 752 GPs who took part in…

December 8, 2025
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Domestic Abuse NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day
Call for judiciary safeguarding training and accountability

DAUK is encouraging people to sign an open letter calling for the introduction across the judiciary of mandatory safeguarding training and systemic learning from cases. The letter is to the Lady Chief Justice, The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. It highlights a critical gap identified in the Government’s…

December 8, 2025
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DAUK News General Practice
Significant concerns over expansion of GP contract discussions

DAUK has written to NHS England to express ‘significant concerns’ about the expansion of groups involved in GP contract discussions. In a letter to Dr Amanda Doyle, NHS England’s primary care director, DAUK has given its full support to the BMA GP Committee England (BMA GPC). The letter states the…

December 5, 2025
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