Physician associate law may confuse patients, says BMA
Plans for the doctors’ regulator to license less-qualified health workers are under attack. Source link
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Government wants to regulate NHS non-doctor associate roles
Rules are being drawn up to improve patient safety following some concerns about the non-doctor jobs. Source link
BJP ticket fraud case: CCB recovers over ₹2 crore from Chaitra and her associate
Hindutva activist Chaitra Kundapura | Photo Credit: File photo Continuing investigations into the alleged cash-for-BJP ticket cheating case involving Hindutva activist Chaitra Kundapura, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) officials on Saturday recovered over ₹2 crore, which she had used for buying a car, investing in fixed deposits, and purchasing gold valuables. After gathering information about … Read more
Misdiagnosis: Bereaved mum calls for physician associate role clarity
The NHS’s website said those applying for the role need to either be a graduate with a “bioscience-related” degree or a “registered healthcare professional”, such as a nurse or midwife, and training takes about two years, involves “many aspects of an undergraduate or postgraduate medical degree” and focuses “principally on general adult medicine in hospital … Read more