DAUK in the media: highlighting NHS risks from extreme heat
DAUK’s sustainability lead has been highlighting the impact of extreme heat on the NHS in a new opinion column and online blog. Dr Matt Lee…
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UK governments urged to act on unsafe NHS temperatures
Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has written to health leads in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland calling for urgent…
DHSC response on heatwave safety welcomed as DAUK warns urgent action still needed
The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has welcomed an acknowledgement of the impact of extreme heat on NHS staff…
DAUK in the media: call for decisive climate action on national radio
The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) continues to highlight in the media the impact of this summer’s extreme heat…
DAUK backs maximum working temperature bill
Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) welcomes plans by Hannah Spencer MP to introduce a Parliamentary Bill to establish a…
‘Climate crisis is a health crisis’ says DAUK after heatwave deaths
DAUK’s sustainability lead warned ‘the climate crisis is a health crisis’ after more than 2,700 people are thought…
DAUK writes to health secretary over staff and patient safety risks during heatwave
The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has written to the government urging immediate action to protect NHS patients and…
DAUK in the media: heatwave survey gains national attention
Our survey highlighting the extreme temperatures NHS staff were working in during June’s heatwave has made headlines in…
UK heatwave: DAUK survey reveals unsafe temperatures in NHS workplaces
NHS staff and patients are being exposed to unsafe conditions during the current heatwave with reports of overheating,…
Heatwave: how are conditions where you work?
DAUK has launched a short survey to find out what working conditions are like in the NHS during…