The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has announced the convening of an emergency meeting within the next eight weeks to address concerns regarding the role and regulation of physician associates.…
The GMC said on Twitter/X that it needed to ‘review and agree fee levels’ in preparation for the regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). The General Medical…
The RCP have pledged to release additional supportive guidance documents for physician associates, covering a range of key topics to help inform and guide the profession, the wider healthcare workforce…
The RCP has responded to calls from some in its membership to hold an extraordinary general meeting about physician associates. An extraordinary general meeting, commonly abbreviated as EGM, is a…
Several major media outlets have covered physician associate stories in the news today, including the News Agents Podcast. The Guardian newspaper carries a story and interview with physician associate Sammy…
Four MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn, have signed an early day motion in parliament, calling for the physician associate profession to be renamed to assistants. The former Labour party Leader –…
Walking through the houses of Parliament, on my way to the 17th January Select Committee, initially gave me a mixture of intimidation and eagerness. The grandeur of this place, its…
Today marks the next step on the journey for GMC regulation of the physician associate profession. But what exactly has just happened? Lat year, the government released the outcome of…
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh have released a statement about physician associates. The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) is a medical royal college in Scotland. It…
Growing up in poverty, Melanie never thought she could have a career in the medical field. She left school without any GCSEs and became a mother of six children by…
