I'm a Physician Associate - We're No Threat to Patients but Doctors Make Us Miserable

I'm a physician associate - we're no threat to patients but doctors make us miserable

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Review calls for physician associates to be renamed and restricted to supportive clinical roles - Fitness to Practise News by Kings View Chambers

Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) working across NHS hospitals and GP surgeries should be renamed “assistants” and wear clearly distinguishable uniforms to avoid confusion with doctors, according to an independent review published today. Commissioned by the health secretary Wes Streeting amid growing concerns over role clarity and patient safety, the review found “a lack of clear vision” when the roles were introduced i…