US EditionPhysician associates should be banned from diagnosing patients, says review
ENGLAND, JUL 16 – The review recommends renaming physician associates as physician assistants, restricting their diagnostic duties, and mandating two years' hospital training before primary care work, amid patient safety concerns.
- Government-Ordered review finds PAs should not diagnose patients who haven't seen a doctor, recommending renaming and standardising roles in NHS care, led by Professor Gillian Leng.
- With over 3,500 physician associates in the NHS, the review cites a lack of support from the medical profession and high-profile patient deaths as causes for the commission.
- Data from the report showed the study reveals safety concerns focused on diagnosis and initial treatment by PAs, with only 29% of primary care doctors and 14% in secondary care supporting PA diagnoses.
- Professor Gillian Leng recommends renaming PAs as 'physician assistants' and standardising their clothing, badges, and responsibilities to improve patient safety and role clarity.
- On Wednesday, Mr Streeting will outline next steps in a statement to the House of Commons.
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Physician associates 'should be banned' from diagnosing patients, review finds
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 major change to the role of PAs after acknowledging they have been used as substitutes for doctors, despite having significantly less training.PAs were created to free up a doctor’s time by doing medical tasks that do not require full medical trainin…
Physician associates ‘should be banned from seeing patients without review’
A new report suggests a major change to the role of PAs in the NHS after it acknowledged they have been used as substitutes for doctors. 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 the role of PAs after it acknowledged they have been used as substitutes for doct…
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