The General Medical Council (GMC) has officially assumed regulatory responsibility for physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). The change came into effect on 13 December. It ...

The evidence supporting the safety and effectiveness of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) in the UK is "sparse and of variable quality," according to a new study published in ...

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 ...

NHS physician associates (PAs) should be banned from diagnosing patients who have not already had contact with a doctor for their illness, a Government-ordered review has found. The report suggests a ...

More than 1,000 physician associates (PAs) could begin their careers in the NHS every year after regulators approved dozens of courses to teach them. The General Medical Council (GMC) said it had ...

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 ...

BMA Scotland has told The Herald the current deployment of Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) and Physician Associates (PAs) in NHS Scotland risks patient safety as they accuse the Scottish Government of an ...

Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin ...

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.

Physician associates (PAs) should be banned from diagnosing patients who have not already had contact with a doctor for their illness, a Government-ordered review has found. The report also ...