The Fire Brigades Union in Liverpool(FBU) has come out against the use of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) in the National Health Service (NHS), according to PULSE (a…
The Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) is poised to take significant steps towards becoming an independent professional body, separate from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), following a recent vote…
Following publication of the BMA’s position of the scope of practice of physician associates, today the BMA has published guidance for doctors who supervise PAs and other medical associate professionals.…
The Royal College of Physicians has recently proposed 16 receommendations relating to physician associates in the UK. Managed voluntary register Among the 16 proposals that were presented to the RCP…
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Council has published an update on its work into the physician associate profession. Following the extraordinary general meeting of the RCP in March 2024,…
The state of Oregon has become the first US state to switch the title “physician assistant” to “physician associate” in the USA. The American Academy of Physician Associates’ (AAPA) decision…
Online posts, reportedly by a physician associate, have sparked outrage for being “inappropriate” and “unprofessional.” The Daily Mail website reported on details of social media activity by physician associates. These…
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is seeking input from its members to explore the evolving role of Physician Associates (PAs) within general practice. The RCGP has launched their…
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has commissioned an independent review to examine leadership and internal processes, following the fall out of the recent extraordinary general meeting about physician associates.…
