Cautious backing for rise in number of physician associates
The doctors’ union is concerned about patient safety because of a new law regulating those roles. Source link
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Physician associate law may confuse patients, says BMA
Plans for the doctors’ regulator to license less-qualified health workers are under attack. Source link
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
The Scientist: A Physician Who Heals Himself and Others
The breakthrough studies of a world-renowned Crohn’s researcher have helped millions – including himself Source link