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We are the voice of frontline doctors. DAUK is a non-profit professional association run by volunteer NHS doctors GP Team: @dauk-gp.bsky.social www.dauk.org

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Not the NHS again! In this week's episode, we interview Ethan Chua from the Patients Not Passports campaign. What are NHS migrant charges, who do they affect, and why do we oppose them? For more information: patientsnotpassports.co.uk youtu.be/8ZICEXR3J7I?...
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Why are women paying thousands to give birth? | You need to know about NHS migrant charges
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We're calling for UK governments to turn growing NHS preparations for extreme weather into action to protect staff and patients It follows devolved government responses to our heatwave survey of NHS staff ➡️ dauk.org/nhs-climate-plans-must-tra…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“When you’re going through injustice and bad disciplinary procedures, you’re not practising at your best and that impacts patient care. “Patient safety is what matters in healthcare. That’s the reason we’re all there.” Dr David Sellu previews his conference lecture tinyurl.com/ykmt2axn
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Cllr Dr David Nicholl @drdavidnicholl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A message to @tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social from @thedauk.bsky.social in Birmingham #Palantir software is a “bit sh**”
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"There are better ways that our taxpayers money can be spent. There are safer ways we can do it, and more ethical ways we can do it." DAUK's Dr David Nicholl on today's protests against the involvement of Palantir in the NHS.
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"ARRS was described as additional funding but they did it at the expense of non-inflationary rises to core funding "NHSE robbed core funding to provide additional roles was the problem all along. DAUK's Dr Steve Taylor in GP Online
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ARRS funding shift as PCNs prioritise doctors and nurses
Funding from the £1.7bn-a-year additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) is increasingly shifting towards employment of GPs and nurses - and away from other roles, analysis of NHS data suggests.
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
✍️ | We've joined with the Independent Pharmacies Association to launch a petition calling for greater investment in primary care. Sign the petition dauk.org/dauk-joins-ipa-in-campaign…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
From the DAUK substack archive: I was going to break if I didn't stop: Why I decided to resign as a GP by Rosie Shire 🔗  f.mtr.cool/ipy6sxiz03
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congratulations to all the winners at the #MJAawards The News Story (Specialist) winner on access to Mounjaro was one of the winning and highly commended articles DAUK committee members provided comment for dauk.org/dauk-voices-...
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DAUK voices feature in MJA Award-winning entries
Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) committee members contributed to winning and highly commended articles at this year’s Medical Journalists’ Association (MJA) Awards. Dr Ellen Welch spoke to the BMJ for ...
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Sometime in 2020, I begin to feel like I don’t know anything.” It’s a feeling many doctors may recognise in an age of TikTok health trends, supplements, private testing and wellness “optimisation”. Dr Ellen Welch reviews Xand van Tulleken’s Make Me Well on substack
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How safe is our NHS data? Can we trust Palantir? Why are we campaigning to get Palantir OUT of our NHS? Join Steve Taylor, Tony O'Sullivan and Lucy Nichols for a detailed discussion on Palantir and our NHS. youtu.be/Bvdp6hjEMO8?... @thedauk.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
From the DAUK substack archive: What's in a name? by Ellen Welch Physician's associates working in the NHS renamed (first published June 2025) 🔗 f.mtr.cool/aafn1r1mh6
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“It’s incredibly sad that it has to exist at all." Dr Sarah Jacques, our GP co-lead, contributed to this BMJ article on the launch of an online memorial wall for health and care workers who have died by suicide www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-10…
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Dr Ellen Welch @drellenwelch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On #NSMD Please read Dr Sarah Jacque's personal account of feeling suicidal as a GP, and her advice on what needs to be done to help others feeling the same way: dauk.substack.com/p/surviving-medic…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today is #NSMD27, a day organised by Doctors in Distress and NHS Practitioner Health to honour the health and care professionals we’ve tragically lost. We are committed to protecting the mental health of health and care workers to make sure that no more lives are lost to suicide.
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On National Suicide Memorial Day for Health and Care Workers, Dr Sarah Jacques writes about her experience dauk.substack.com/p/surviving-medic…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On National Suicide Memorial Day for Health and Care Workers we remember those who have lost their lives to suicide Behind the statistics are colleagues being asked to carry extraordinary pressures 🔗 dauk.substack.com/p/our-government-…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sky News health producer Mark Thompson will speak at our conference in York on 10 October about his experiences of reporting on the NHS.  Line-up and tickets available www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dauk-and-dfn…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
From the DAUK substack archive: Bottlenecks in speciality training - DAUK students discuss 🔗 f.mtr.cool/gpccmwaffd
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lisa Cox has been an ITU nurse for over 30 years.  During the first wave of Covid-19 she became a patient in her own unit. Read her story on the DAUK substack 'The Other Chair' dauk.substack.com/p/the-other-chair…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Heatwave resilience is about staff and patient safety. Until NHS facilities can safely regulate internal temperatures, patients and staff remain at risk." Our response to £32m Government investment in NHS heat resilience
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NHS heat resilience investment should be ‘just the start’
Doctors’ Association UK’s (DAUK) sustainability lead Dr Matt Lee says more needs to be done to protect staff and patients from dangerously high temperatures. Dr Lee was commenting after the...
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Surgeon, author and equality advocate Dr David Sellu will speak on Misuse of disciplinary procedures and injustice in the NHS at our joint conference with Doctors for the NHS in York (10 October). Book your place www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dauk-and-dfn…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
From the DAUK substack archive: From Discovery to Accountability - How a quiet workforce reform became a national scandal by Matt Kneale 🔗 f.mtr.cool/liaq5n03ud
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“There are huge questions around value for money, benefits, data governance, and alternatives." We support the #BackTheBreakClause campaign urging the Government to end the NHS data contract with Palantir dauk.org/dauk-backs-campaign-callin…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Book your place for our joint conference with Doctors For The NHS. Taking place on Saturday 10 October at Bedern Hall in York, it brings together doctors, campaigners, and healthcare leaders to discuss key issues facing the medical profession. dauk.org/dauk-conference-book-your-…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tonight File on 4 Investigates premiere's 'Medical Emergency' at 8pm on Radio 4 (available on BBC sounds) Ahead of the National Suicide Memorial Day for Health and Care Workers, this documentary raises awareness of the phenomenon of doctors at risk of suicide.
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
From the DAUK substack archive: 'And then a Hero came along' - 'Hero' label must not stop doctors demanding fair pay and support by Lizzie Toberty 🔗 f.mtr.cool/6snc42dx1g
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Following Channel 4's 'The Great ADHD Myth?' Dr Katie Bramall, GP and immediate past chair GPCUK weighs in on this free Bank Holiday substack: Full piece here: dauk.substack.com/p/when-adhd-becom…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“Be Mum.” In the latest 'The Other Chair', we tell the story of a paediatrician who suddenly found herself on the other side of the hospital bed as the mother of a seriously ill child. Read on the DAUK Substack link in bio
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Complete your DAUK profile for a chance to win £150.* Eligible doctors and medical students enter automatically when all required fields are complete. Closes 11.59 pm, 23 September. Update dauk.org/members/profile *Terms dauk.org/terms/#profile-prize-draw-…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Has your NHS organisation changed how it uses physician associates since the Leng Review? If you have direct knowledge of local practice, tell DAUK. Responses can be named or unnamed. pasurvey.dauk.org Please share.
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
From the DAUK substack archive: The Climate Crisis is a Global Health Emergency: A Call to arms by Matt Lee and Mark Harber 🔗 f.mtr.cool/kegyurmemt
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
DAUK and Doctors For The NHS are holding a conference to discuss key issues facing the medical profession. It takes place on Saturday 10 October at Bedern Hall in York. More information and book your place at dauk.org/dauk-and-doctors-for-the-n…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Our sustainability lead Dr Matt Lee says the Government must act urgently to prevent avoidable harm in future heatwaves as DHSC responded to our survey during June's record-breaking temperatures
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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 and patients from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). However,...
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🪑 NEW SERIES: THE OTHER CHAIR Consultant anaesthetist Nick Chesshire shares his experience of suffering an aortic dissection &finding himself on the other side of healthcare dauk.substack.com/p/the-other-chair…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
From the DAUK substack archive: Medical student perspectives on protests by Maya Machesney 🔗 f.mtr.cool/jswxyquubk
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“GP partners are earning £250,000” A striking headline. But does it tell the whole story? Dr Selvarajah looks beyond the headline figures to ask a much bigger question 🔗  dauk.substack.com/p/gp-partners-are…
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Following concerns raised by DAUK about NHS email access between roles, NHS England has agreed to pause planned NHS.net Connect changes. We are grateful for its swift, receptive response. The process must work safely for patients, staff and rotating doctors.
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
DAUK is raising concerns with NHS England about upcoming NHSmail changes. We want to hear from doctors who have experienced problems or have concerns about moving between NHS organisations. Share your experience anonymously or by name 👇 nhsmail.dauk.org
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Following our previous update on NHS.net email changes, we are pleased to share that we will meet the NHS.net Connect team early next week to explore concerns in more detail.
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
DAUK has written to NHS England about NHS.net Connect changes due on 17th August. Doctors moving posts must not lose access to essential work communications. We have asked for a pause while safeguards are agreed for rotational doctors, locums and doctors with more than one NHS role.
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"GP records of more than half the country sit on a system controlled by a firm whose business model is returns for investors, not care for patients." We've expressed alarm at patient records being put under control of US private equity firm www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm
Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Not the NHS Again! Unlock the truth about fighting for a better NHS—starting with medical students who hold the key to lasting change How to bridge the gap between future doctors the system they’re set to serve. Full episode 👇🏼 youtu.be/FSaxj4FyBhY?...
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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@thedauk.bsky.social and @rebuildgp.co.uk have called on the new health and social care secretary to prioritise the family doctor model, fix the GP unemployment issue and place general practice at the heart of neighbourhood health. Full story: www.gponline.com/gps-call-gov...
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We welcome the appointment of @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social as health secretary as an opportunity to restore trust, strengthen public services and place patient safety at the heart of NHS reform. Read our statement: dauk.org/dauk-sets-ou...
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DAUK sets out five priorities for the new health secretary
The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has set out five priorities for new health secretary Yvette Cooper as it urged her to listen to the voices of frontline doctors and of...
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We welcome the appointment of Yvette CooperMP as health secretary as an opportunity to restore trust, strengthen public services and place patient safety at the heart of NHS reform. Read our statement: dauk.org/dauk-sets-ou...
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Most of us have no idea how profoundly pharmaceutical industry politics influence the cost of medicines—ultimately, our health and survival We look at how the US, Big Pharma and the UK Government have been complicit in failing the NHS & all of us, more generally Episode 👇🏼 youtu.be/C8EgqFO5HDs?...
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🗣️ | @drmk.link: "This is an important result for doctors, patients and fair regulation." We welcome the government’s move to re-consult on proposals to retain and extend the GMC's power to appeal decisions made by the MPTS. dauk.org/dauk-welcome...
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DAUK welcomes government U-turn on GMC appeal powers following sustained pressure
The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has welcomed the government’s move to re-consult on proposals to retain and extend the General Medical Council's (GMC) power to appeal decisions made by the...
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our survey of NHS staff during June's heatwave found reports of dangerously hot clinical environments, heating systems remaining on, patients with heat-related illness and staff being unwell. Which is why we're supporting Hannah Spencer's maximum workplace temperatures bill dauk.org/dauk-writes-...
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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 staff during extreme heat. It follows a DAUK survey during June’s record-breaking.....
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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our survey of NHS staff during June's heatwave found reports of dangerously hot clinical environments, heating systems remaining on, patients with heat-related illness and staff being unwell. Which is why we're supporting Hannah Spencer's maximum workplace temperatures bill dauk.org/dauk-writes-...
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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 staff during extreme heat. It follows a DAUK survey during June’s record-breaking.....
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