Plan for job coaches in GP practices faces ‘significant barriers
DAUK warned a plan to embed job coaches in GP practices overlooks significant practical and systemic barriers. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced…
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DAUK engages with DWP on the future of fit notes
The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has taken part in discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)…
Waiting times a barrier to returning to work
Long waiting times and access to interventions can be a barrier to returning to work, says DAUK’s GP…
GP contract a start to fixing issues in general practice
DAUK’s GP committee says the agreed 2025/26 GP contract is a start to fixing the ‘significant issues facing…
Surprise as Streeting’s reform plan fails to mention GP role
Proposals to sack NHS managers if they fail to perform in league tables have been criticised by DAUK’s…
GP crisis: Health secretary urged to work with GPs to cut red tape
The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) is urging the Health Secretary to involve GPs in cutting the red tape…
General election: GPs feel demoralised, DAUK tells national radio listeners
DAUK’s Dr Rosie Shire says many GPs and doctors feel ‘demoralised’ and ‘dispirited’ after Rish Sunak was confronted…
DAUK’s GP Team: Primary Care in Crisis MP Briefing
Contrary to widespread reports, GP surgeries have remained open throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Official NHS data confirms that…
DAUK’s Rosie Shire in Mail Plus on the new Covid variant
The frenzied news that a new ‘worst ever’ strain of Covid has been found should come as no surprise to…
DAUK in The Independent: “I was going to break if I didn’t stop – why I have decided to resign as a GP”
The guilt of of burdening my colleagues and abandoning patients was overwhelming. But I was going to break…