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Physician associates who mislead patients ‘could face serious misconduct probe’

Physician associates who “deliberately” mislead patients about their status could be investigated for serious misconduct under new guidelines from the medical regulator. The General Medical Council (GMC) has published its proposed rules, standards ...

05 Dec 2024 at 17:22

Government launches review of the role of physician associates in the NHS

The Government has launched a review of the role of physician associates (PAs) and those working in anaesthesia after concerns were raised about patient safety. Professor Gillian Leng, president of the Royal Society of Medicine, will lead the ...

20 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Little evidence that employing physician associates in NHS is safe – research

There is little evidence that employing physician associates (PAs) in the NHS is safe or that they improve patient care, a review from Oxford University has found. Experts said studies relating the role of PAs and anaesthetic associates ...

07 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Allowing physician associates to take on doctors’ responsibilities ‘costs lives’

Allowing physician associates (PAs) to take on the responsibilities of NHS doctors costs lives, an expert from the University of Oxford has said. Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, lead author of new research on the issue, said not a single ...

07 Mar 2025 at 11:04

Physician associates ‘should be banned from seeing patients without review’

Physician associates (PAs) should be banned from seeing patients who have not been reviewed by a medic to prevent the risk of “catastrophic” misdiagnoses, a Government-ordered report has found. The study suggests a major change to ...

16 Jul 2025 at 08:37

Physician associates should ‘never be used to replace doctors’ – Streeting

Patient safety will be at the forefront of changes to the roles of NHS physician associates (PAs), who should “never be used to replace doctors”, the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting pledged to implement in full the ...

16 Jul 2025 at 17:54

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