Below is the Doctors in Unite repose to the Peers Inquiry which has asked for an open consultation from the public and professionals in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. We welcome the opportunity to feed into the Peers Inquiry into Public Service Lessons from Coronavirus. We are Doctors in Unite, the doctor’s branch of … Continue reading Peers Inquiry into Public Service Lessons from Coronavirus: Full Report
Private providers must serve the public interest
In the middle of March 2020, it was clear that the NHS would not have the capacity to deal with the increased demands of the Covid-19 epidemic. This lack of spare capacity is clear evidence of continuing government failure to invest in the NHS to provide the required flexibility to meet unplanned needs. As a necessary but panic measure to deal … Continue reading Private providers must serve the public interest
Open letter to the Prime Minister about the UK’s Covid-19 strategy from NHS and Social Care workers
Open letter for anyone working in Health and Social care to sign and distribute. Sign here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdk4q_YaJnNrMAGtaz9W32WCYLyWnE1rvLPFR3Y376tydRZg/viewform Dear Prime Minister, We are writing to ask you urgently clarify our Covid-19 strategy. Herd immunity was abandoned early on as it became clear hundreds of thousands would die. We entered lockdown in order to “flatten the curve” … Continue reading Open letter to the Prime Minister about the UK’s Covid-19 strategy from NHS and Social Care workers
Financial Security must be maintained during contact tracing
Doctors in Unite believe that comprehensive, publicly coordinated and community based, ‘test, trace, isolate and support’ procedures are vital for control of the Covid 19 pandemic as lockdown is eased. As a means to eliminating Covid-19 from our communities, people must be supported to isolate once they are identified as potentially infectious. To this end … Continue reading Financial Security must be maintained during contact tracing
Doctors in Unite Statement: Government guidance on shop opening and return to work is unsafe
We believe easing of the lockdown, and the active encouragement to return to work, is premature and unsafe given the high rate of ongoing infection1, that the R0 value is very close to, and in some areas is above 1 and the test, trace and isolate system is months away from being properly functioning. In … Continue reading Doctors in Unite Statement: Government guidance on shop opening and return to work is unsafe
Tens of Thousands of Avoidable Deaths Due to The Government’s Callous Indifference to the effects of Covid 19
June 1 2020 heralded the official start of the easing of the lockdown that has been in place since 23rd March to try to contain the spread of Covid 19. The current reality is that due to the Westminster Government’s repeatedly vague and confusing messaging, compounded by their unwavering support of the Prime Minister’s rule … Continue reading Tens of Thousands of Avoidable Deaths Due to The Government’s Callous Indifference to the effects of Covid 19
Dr Ron Singer – the very best of us
We were deeply saddened to hear of the death last night of our wonderful friend and comrade Dr Ron Singer. Tributes have been pouring in all day. It is very hard to encapsulate such a fantastic human being in words. Ron was an inspiration to so many people. He was passionate, principled, and a loyal … Continue reading Dr Ron Singer – the very best of us
Schools should not take in more pupils on 1st June unless it is safe to do so
On the 7th May, Doctors in Unite expressed its full support for the National Education Union’s five tests before schools could take in more children and colleges re-open. In brief, these tests were: Far lower numbers of COVID-19 cases A national plan for social distancing Testing, testing, testing Whole school strategy for testing in the … Continue reading Schools should not take in more pupils on 1st June unless it is safe to do so
‘Isolate, trace and support’ is the only safe way out of lockdown
Doctors in Unite believe that comprehensive, publicly coordinated and community based ‘isolate, trace and support’ procedures are vital for control of the COVID-19 pandemic as lockdown is eased. To keep the frequency of new cases in the community manageable people must be supported to self isolate once they are identified as potentially infectious. To this end … Continue reading ‘Isolate, trace and support’ is the only safe way out of lockdown
Public Health and Primary Care
In January 2019, Doctors in Unite issued proposals relating to public health and primary care. This document has now been revised. In the light of COVID-19 the authors believe that if these proposals had been implemented before the pandemic struck then the UK would have been able to respond much more quickly to the need … Continue reading Public Health and Primary Care
