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Medical Protection @medicalprotection.bsky.social · 24d

Over 30 other organisations have co-signed our letter calling on the government to retain the GMC’s ability to investigate #doctors with health concerns, under a distinct 'health' route. We are proud to stand together on this important issue

www.medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/...

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Dr Ellen Welch @drellenwelch.bsky.social · May 19

I also can’t plug this enough- DAUK is like another job at times that we do for free because we love it and are total geeks at heart(I speak for myself here)

We do need money to function so if you can donate the price of a cuppa to support our work it will go a long way🙏

Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · May 17

DAUK is led by frontline doctors, for frontline doctors. Today's conference is being put on for free by our fantastic volunteer team. Please support our work
gofundme.com/f/support-th... #DAUKConf25

Donate to Support the work of the Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK), organized by Ellen Welch

We are a group of volunteer doctors and medical students working on… Ellen Welch needs your support for Support the work of the Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK)

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · 27d

🗣️ | "There is a huge discrepancy between national messaging and what patients are actually being delivered on a local level."
Our co-chair @drellenwelch.bsky.social spoke in the media this week about the rollout of weight-loss treatment.
📹 | instagram.com/p/DOO8eEYjB54/

Demand for weight-loss treatment impacting GPs | Doctors' Association UK

DAUK co-chair Dr Ellen Welch provided commentary in the national media on the impact of demand for weight-loss treatment on GPs.

dauk.org

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Surviving In Scrubs @survivinginscrubs.bsky.social · 24d

Today is #NSMD, a day organised by @doctorsindistress.bsky.social and NHS Practitioner Health to honour the health and care professionals we’ve tragically lost. Together, we can help to make sure that no more lives are lost to suicide. #HopeThroughAction

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · Jun 4

🗞️ | We welcome reports in @theguardian.com that physician associates are to be renamed.
But this is just a start and the fundamental issues of scope and supervision still need to be addressed.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Physician associates to be renamed to stop them being mistaken for doctors

Exclusive: Government-ordered review concludes term in NHS should be changed because of risks to patients’ safety

www.theguardian.com

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · Jun 4

Read our response from our chair Ms Helen Fernandes and vice chair @drellenwelch.bsky.social ⬇️
dauk.org/report-physi...

Reports physician associates to be renamed welcomed | DAUK

DAUK welcomes reports that physician associates (PAs) could be renamed to stop patients mistaking them for doctors.

dauk.org

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Dr Ellen Welch @drellenwelch.bsky.social · Jun 2

@thedauk.bsky.social is running a series of webinars - first up:

Managing the emotional aftermath of medical adverse incidents www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/managing-t...

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · Apr 29

GP partnership model has been a cornerstone of English primary care since the NHS’s inception. Partners operate independent businesses that are contracted through NHS England, enabling tailored local services and continuity of care, though often through partners’ goodwill and unpaid overtime.

The BMJ @bmj.com · Apr 28

A report from the Nuffield Trust described the general practice partnership model in England as “withering” and called for urgent government action.

The survival of GP partnerships requires improvements to the GP contract
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · Jun 2

💻 | Join us on Tuesday 10 June (7.30pm to 8.30pm) for the first in a series of FREE webinars for members.
@clairedocdavies.bsky.social will be talking about managing the emotional aftermath of adverse medical incidents.
Book your place now www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/managing-t...

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · Jun 3

🩺 | How will the climate crisis impact primary care?
It faces increasing pressures through shifting disease trends and extreme weather events.
Health promotion and disease prevention are key to cutting healthcare's environmental impact and improving health.
🔗 ourhealthourplanet.co.uk/hcp-doctor-gp/

Doctor General Practice – Our Health. Our Planet.

ourhealthourplanet.co.uk

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · Jun 3

🌍 | The climate crisis is a health crisis. Extreme weather events are already leading to thousands of deaths.
The Our Health, Our Planet website looks at the threat of climate change to health, how it will impact the NHS and steps people can take to minimise it.
🔗 ourhealthourplanet.co.uk

Poster advertising the Our Health, Our Planet website and the link between climate change and health

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Dr Ellen Welch @drellenwelch.bsky.social · Jun 2

@thedauk.bsky.social is running a series of webinars - first up:

Managing the emotional aftermath of medical adverse incidents www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/managing-t...

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · May 28

🗣️ | 'The event provided a valuable platform for sharing legal insight on matters shaping healthcare accountability and reform.'
Thank you to Imran Khan KC and Daniel Cooper, who joined us at our inaugural conference. Mr Khan KC spoke on institutional injustice ⬇️

www.ikandp.co.uk/post/imran-k...

Imran Khan KC Speaks at the DAUK Jenny Vaughan Memorial Conference 2025

Imran Khan KC and Daniel Cooper recently attended the Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) Jenny Vaughan Memorial Conference 2025, a day-long event honouring the legacy of DAUK’s founding member and tireles...

www.ikandp.co.uk

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · May 30

📸 | Check out our gallery of photos from our first Jenny Vaughan Memorial Conference at dauk.org/dauk-confere...

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Dr Ellen Welch @drellenwelch.bsky.social · May 28

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Primary Care for Gaza: Petition to RCGP and Allied Health Organisations

Built with love by SurveySparrow, a FREE online survey software which lets you collect feedback naturally, gain insights and make better decisions.

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Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · May 23

🗣️ | 'One of the most enjoyable conferences I have attended.'
'Excellent speakers, motivating and empowering.'
'I am not alone.'
Our inaugural conference has been hailed a 'huge success' ⬇️
dauk.org/dauk-confere...

DAUK conference hailed a huge success | Doctors' Association UK

DAUK’s inaugural conference held in memory of our former chair Dr Jenny Vaughan OBE has been hailed a huge success.

dauk.org

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The BMA @bma.org.uk · May 23

It's the end of Week 2 of the UK Covid Inquiry Module 7. The inquiry has examined the testing, tracing, and isolation strategies in the UK and the devolved nations from January 2020 to June 2022.

We learnt: 🧵 (1/9)

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The BMA @bma.org.uk · May 8

📣 The Value of a GP
We've made it very clear: general practice is vital to a healthy NHS.

This new BMA report lays out the evidence – economic, clinical, and human – that shows why GPs are essential. Continuity of care is the remedy.

Read here 👉 cdn.intelligencebank.com/eu/share/qMb...

We're calling for urgent and decisive action by the Governments of the UK to show they know the value of GPs.

A blue image shows the BMA's new report: The Value of a GP

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · May 21

Up to 1,000 GP registrars face unemployment this summer

Last summer @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social announced emergency measures to employ GPs in ARRS with a view to fixing this issue

There is no extra funding for employing GPs

Yet 4000/yr are being trained

www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/breakin...

Up to 1,000 GP registrars face unemployment this summer, BMA warns Streeting

The BMA is demanding urgent ringfenced funding to avoid a worsening of the GP unemployment crisis this summer.

www.pulsetoday.co.uk

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · May 18

The job of a doctor is not, necessarily, to be kind or popular or fluffy or liked.

It is to do and to say the right thing for your patients.

However difficult it may be to do so.

However tough you may find it.

Many institutions pretend otherwise, including the GMC.

Here's why they're wrong 🧵

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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · May 18

A fantastic talk yday that I was so happy to attend & I'm glad Rachel has detailed it here for others.

Telling staff to "be kind" in this context feels like a manipulative tactic designed to gloss over the difficulties of working in today's NHS - code for keeping quiet over the things that matter.

Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · May 18

The job of a doctor is not, necessarily, to be kind or popular or fluffy or liked.

It is to do and to say the right thing for your patients.

However difficult it may be to do so.

However tough you may find it.

Many institutions pretend otherwise, including the GMC.

Here's why they're wrong 🧵

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Dr Ellen Welch @drellenwelch.bsky.social · May 19

I also can’t plug this enough- DAUK is like another job at times that we do for free because we love it and are total geeks at heart(I speak for myself here)

We do need money to function so if you can donate the price of a cuppa to support our work it will go a long way🙏

Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social · May 17

DAUK is led by frontline doctors, for frontline doctors. Today's conference is being put on for free by our fantastic volunteer team. Please support our work
gofundme.com/f/support-th... #DAUKConf25

Donate to Support the work of the Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK), organized by Ellen Welch

We are a group of volunteer doctors and medical students working on… Ellen Welch needs your support for Support the work of the Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK)

gofundme.com

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · May 19

We live in a world where the United Nations has to persuade world leaders to do something via social media

Just think about that….

The United Nations!

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · May 10

And before people say the UK spends too much

Look at the reality of spending compared to peer nations

Lower Tax
Lower Spend on health
Lower life expectancy
Worst waiting times

All connected

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · May 17

#BeKind performative kindness

It is better not to show a hollow act of ‘kindness’ when there is no reality in everyday practice

#NHS & @gmcuk
‘Duty to be kind’

Duty is to do & say the right thing which may not be ‘kind’
Eg. sharing bad news in terminal illness

@doctoroxford.com

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