Next steps for GMC regulation
In July 2019, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with the support of the four UK governments, appointed the General Medical Council (GMC) to regulate physician associates and…
Govt. will not change PA title to ‘assistant’
Health minister Andrew Stephenson recently confirmed that the titles of ‘physician associate’ and ‘anesthesia associate’ will not change to ‘assistant’. Across social media over recent months, concerns have been raised…
PA job advert sparks online backlash
There have been angry comments posted online against a Physician Associate job advert, which sought a PA to supervise colleagues including junior doctors and nurses. A doctor shared passages of…
PAs to have prefix on GMC register
Physician associates (PAs) will be given a seven-digit GMC registration number with an alphabetical prefix, in order to distinguish them from doctors, Sir Charlie Massey, the boss of the GMC…
20 years of PAs in the NHS
This is a milestone year for physician associates in the UK, with our profession now celebrating 20 years in the NHS. The PA role as we know it started back…