Letter to the Times: Invest in public health to reduce obesity
Obesity is better managed with public health policies than with weight-loss drugs, leading members of the Doctors’ Association UK’s (DAUK) GP committee have said. In…
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We urge PSA to refer surgeon’s suspension for High Court review
We have written to the Professional Standards Authority regarding the recent Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) decision in…
DAUK calls for increase in GP funding in national newspaper
An increase in core funding is needed if the new government is to meet its pledge to ‘end…
‘Invest in public health to improve the nation’s health’
DAUK’s GP lead Dr Lizzie Toberty has called for a joined up approach to health to ease pressure…
Chair ‘shocked but not surprised’ by report into doctors’ workplace experiences
A new report highlighting the workplace experiences of UK doctors has been described as ‘shocking’ by DAUK chair…
Collective action: GPs carrying out more work for less funding, DAUK tells national radio listeners
DAUK’s Dr Steve Taylor says GPs are carrying out 20 per cent more appointments than before the pandemic…
Collective action is needed to save general practice
DAUK’s Dr Lizzie Toberty has written a column in a national news website to highlight issues facing general…
‘GP vote for collective action is about patient care’
DAUK’s Dr Steve Taylor says a vote by GPs to stage collective action was ‘fundamentally about patient care’.…
UKFPO ‘failing to support students transition from academic study to professional practice’
The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has been carefully considering the circumstances surrounding the UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO).…
DAUK write to Prof Lord Darzi – Add your support
The Doctor’s Association UK have written to Prof Lord Darzi of Denham, ahead of his planned review of…