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
BBC/Brijesh Patel Roy Pollitt thought his late wife was being treated by a doctor rather than a physician associate A man whose wife died after a drain was mistakenly left in her abdomen for 21 hours has condemned the increased use of physician associates (PAs) within the National Health Service. Susan Pollitt’s inquest concluded her … 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
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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
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