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Dr Ellen Welch
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🩺NHS GP|DAUK|MWF|Author|Mum

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Support our London marathon runner Gangandeep: 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/gagandeep...
February 13, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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This Valentine's Day: Focus on fixing the gender health gap when it comes to women's heart health
The chances of surviving both an out of hospital cardiac arrest and a myocardial infarction are significantly less if you are a woman
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February 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Irony….dept of health monitoring my comments on #Palantir as revealed in subject access requests in 2023…

2025, dept of health advising ministers that the #Palantir contract a bit 💩

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February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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rcphysicians.bsky.social
‘The climate emergency is fundamentally a health emergency too.’

Our updated Green physician toolkit helps doctors deliver sustainable care, with clear evidence, practical actions, and fresh case studies – now in a new online format.

👉 Explore now: ow.ly/CMkP50XHhAC
December 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Today is the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day, established by @thedauk.bsky.social and @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social, calling for better support staff who may be experiencing domestic abuse.

#NHSDAAD
December 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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rcphysicians.bsky.social
‘It’s vital that healthcare institutions have clear easily accessible information and resources so that individuals know where to turn, and so that colleagues and managers can respond with empathy, compassion and confidentiality.’ Professor Mumtaz Patel.

🔗Learn more: ow.ly/T8nh50XGMSS

#NHSDAAD
NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day | Doctors' Association UK
Join DAUK, the Medical Women's Federation, and partners for the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day on Wednesday 10 December #NHSDAAD
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December 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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We're proud to be one of the orgs supporting the first domestic abuse awareness day of NHS staff.

A vital yearly initiative started @thedauk.bsky.social & @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social

Our door is always open to frontline staff if you need support with this, or any area. Frontline19.com #NHSDAAD
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Today is #nhsdaad the first NHS domestic abuse awareness day - please amplify the messages and get involved:

www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/our-work/nhs...

@thedauk.bsky.social @thermbf.bsky.social @cavellcharity.bsky.social @doctorsindistress.bsky.social @nhsprachealth.bsky.social
NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day and Domestic Abuse Resources - Medical Womens Federation
www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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frontline19.bsky.social
On the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day we would like to lend our support to this great initiative. Shining a light is so important.

To all healthcare workers, please know our door is always open to support you with free and confidential counselling and support. #NHSDAAD

www.frontline19.com
Home | Frontline19
We are a non-profit mental health support organisation set up originally in response to the Covid pandemic in 2020.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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If you are a health or care professional experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone. This Domestic Abuse Awareness Day, help us raise awareness of the support available, for those who need it. #NHSDAAD
December 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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🩺Today is the FIRST #NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day (10 December).🩺

👩‍⚕️This important initiative acknowledges the high rates of DA among healthcare professionals & the support they need.

Research by Sandi Dheensa & colleagues has informed the campaign.

👉 tinyurl.com/2nwu758s

#NHSDAAD #16Days
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Honoured to share my research for NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day in a podcast: Understanding Subtle Abuse: A Hidden Epidemic.
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Subtle abuse is hidden, damaging, and too often missed. Survivors deserve better recognition + support. Please share.
#16Days #NHSDAAD #SubtleAbuse
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Content Warning: Domestic Abuse
Last year, Dr Seema Haider joined PH's Clinical and Safeguarding Leads, Dr Kath O'Hara and Dr Hannah Minor, to discuss her lived experience of domestic abuse as a doctor.
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/955492/episo... #16DaysOfActivism #NHSDAAD
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Wednesday 10 December 2025 is the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day #NHSDAAD.

And I'm so pleased that our research has been a catalyst for this. It all began with showing that MORE healthcare employees experience domestic abuse than people in the general population @capcbristol.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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thedauk.bsky.social
Today, with the @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social, we launch the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day @nhsdaawareday.bsky.social
This must-read article by Adele Waters in @bmj.com explains why it is needed #NHSDAAD
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Why doctors are uniquely vulnerable to domestic abuse
Domestic abuse in NHS workers is a “silent pandemic,” with some research finding that they are three times as likely to experience it. Adele Waters finds that the NHS needs to do more to end a “double...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
drellenwelch.bsky.social
We have released a new podcast as part of NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day - Understanding Subtle Abuse: A Hidden Epidemic.

@drseemahaider.bsky.social an i have a conversation with expert in subtle abuse Dr Rosemary Parkinson:

open.spotify.com/episode/0vLO...
Understanding subtle abuse: A hidden epidemic
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December 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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thedauk.bsky.social
Tomorrow is the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day. Founded by @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social and DAUK, @nhsdaawareday.bsky.social highlights the urgent need to recognise and respond to domestic abuse affecting NHS staff. It also recognises the unique barriers they can face in seeking help #NHSDAAD
Promo image for NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day on 10 December with the logos of the supporting organisations.
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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thedauk.bsky.social
✍️ | "Even if most NHS staff have some immunity from past infection or vaccination this doesn’t equate to zero illness. Seasonal respiratory viruses can still knock people out of work."
Co-chair @drellenwelch.bsky.social on Covid vaccines being scrapped for NHS staff
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Covid-Vaccination scrapped for NHS Staff: How did we get here?
Fever, chills and sniffles, autumn has been one long respiratory illness for one GP who asks 'Why are NHS staff no longer eligible for the covid vaccination?"
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November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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medicalwomenuk.bsky.social
Today is #whiteribbonday and the launch of our #16daysofactivism culminating in the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day on 10 Dec

Find out more here: www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/our-work/nhs...

#nhsdaad #youarenotalone❤️ #whiteribbonday #16days #16daysofactivismagainstgbv #wespeakup
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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medicalprotection.bsky.social
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/...
September 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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drellenwelch.bsky.social
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🙏
May 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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thedauk.bsky.social
🗣️ | "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.
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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.
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September 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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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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September 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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🗞️ | 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.
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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
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June 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Read our response from our chair Ms Helen Fernandes and vice chair @drellenwelch.bsky.social ⬇️
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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
June 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM