The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) have published the results following the recent extraordinary general meeting about physician associates. The extraordinary general meeting (EGM) was called to debate the issue…
NHS England has ordered hospitals to stop using physician associates (PAs) on doctors’ rotas. NHS England wrote to hospital trusts this week to say that such staff are “not substitutes”…
The British Medical Association (BMA) is urging the government to launch a formal investigation into the use of physician associates within the NHS, continuing its assault on the regulation of…
In a significant step forward for the physician associate profession, the legislation needed to bring PAs into statutory regulation has now received Royal Assent. The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates…
The General Medical Council (GMC) has announced key details regarding the upcoming regulation of Physician Associates. PAs will be issued a unique reference number for identification purposes. These numbers will…
MAPs themselves would appreciate the opportunity to play a part in this
The AAPA Order 2024 has been approved by the House of Lords, paving the way for official regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). This is a huge…
Employing physician associates (PAs) ‘does not mitigate the need for more GPs’ and other practice staff’ Health Minister Andrew Stephenson explained, during a debate in the House of Commons on…
The proposed legislation to regulate Physician Associates will undergo further scrutiny in the House of Lords, delaying the previously announced timeline. Originally, the Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024…
Physician Associates (PAs) need to tread carefully with their private messages, just like doctors, as new GMC guidance states that private communication platforms like WhatsApp are included in their professional…
