Five men, as seen in this screengrab from a purported CCTV footage, outside the ICU of a hospital before shooting dead gangster Chandan Mishra on Thursday morning, in Patna. | Photo Credit: PTI Bihar Police on Sunday (July 20, 2025) said it has arrested the prime accused and his three associates for the murder of … Read more
Philippa Roxby Health Reporter Getty Images The review recommends PAs wear a different uniform to doctors Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), who assist doctors in GP surgeries and hospitals, should be known as “assistants” to avoid confusing patients, an independent review says. It recommends PAs and AAs wear standardised clothing and badges to … Read more
Getty Images A leading medical royal college says physician associates (PAs) should only be supervised by senior doctors, and not doctors in training, in guidance issued to members. The Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) announcement follows an acrimonious debate in the medical profession over the use of PAs, who are intended to assist doctors and … Read more
Getty Images Julia’s first four years as a physician associate were everything she hoped they would be. After working in the NHS for the best part of a decade in a non-patient facing role, she was delighted to be on the wards supporting doctors and the wider healthcare teams. “I loved the contact I had … Read more
Getty Images The government has ordered a review of physician associates (PA) and anaesthesia associates (AA) in England after mounting concern about their use in the NHS. The number of PAs and AAs, who help doctors, are in the process of being rapidly expanded. But the British Medical Association has voiced concerns they are being … Read more
There needs to be an independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates (PAs and AAs) in England, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says. The group, which brings together leading doctors and surgeons, has been broadly supportive of the rollout of these roles which assist health care teams. But it said given the “increasingly acrimonious … Read more
Raipur: IIM Raipur has partnered with Digital Health Associates (DHA) to set up the consulting arm, Centre for Health, Innovation, Policy and Digital Health (CHIP-DH). Given the massive push from the government on the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna( PM-JAY) and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), India will need niche expertise at all levels … Read more
The doctors’ union is concerned about patient safety because of a new law regulating those roles. Source link
The K.R. Puram police are on the lookout for a rowdy and his associates for allegedly kidnapping a city-based civil contractor and keeping him for 12 days in a lodge for ransom. According to the police, the accused kidnapped Murali from Sanjaynagar, who had borrowed a loan of ₹60 lakh from his friend for his … Read more
During the investigation of the blast, the Coimbatore police came across a surveillance camera visual that showed Mubin and a few others carrying a heavy object wrapped in white sack from the former’s residence During the investigation of the blast, the Coimbatore police came across a surveillance camera visual that showed Mubin and a few … Read more