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Physician Associate Association UK (PAAUK)
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Physician Associate Association UK (PAAUK)
@PPaauk
Independent PA-led lobbying group, advocating for members of the PA profession & campaigning for a better NHS
Joined May 2019
- NHS Employers acknowledges that today’s BMA guidance on scope for another professional group was developed without input from FPA or MAPs. MAPs are not BMA members. Employers responds to BMA guidance on the role of MAPs | NHS Employers nhsemployers.org/news/nhs-emplo…Readers added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added contextWhile the BMA does not represent Physician Associates, it does represent & guide the doctors that provide their legally required supervision hee.nhs.uk/our-work/physi…
- I think there needs to be some clarification that a UK Physician Assistant is a band 4 administrative role NOT to be confused with Physician Associate, which is a clinical role involving level 7 postgraduate training and which will soon have a protected title - typically band 7.
- Following on from Panorama, a GP shares his views on LinkedIn:
- Fatal motion withdrawn! 🎉🎉🎉
- GMC is Changing and will soon be regulating two new professions. The new legislation is also the basis for reforming how doctors are regulated.
- Today, we’ve published a report on the outcome of our public consultation on the proposed rules, standards and guidance that we’ll use to implement the regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). The report: - details the key changes we have made
- Future regulation of PAs and AAs - GMC. Please check this out. GMC Regulation of PAs and AAs will begin 13 December.
- Lord Bethell: 'I faced down drug dealers, so I know what intimidation looks like' - Pulse Today
- Regulating PAs will benefit patient care, GMC chair to tell Pulse conference - Pulse Today
