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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The Leng Review and the Physician Associate Role: A System Under Strain

Higher Education Commission All-Party Parliamentary Health Group The Leng Review and the Physician Associate Role: A System Under Strain 7 August 2025 Rhiannon Tuckett-Jones July was a busy and politically charged month for healthcare. The government launched its 10-year plan for the NHS, junior doctors staged another five-day strike, nurses voted to reject their latest pay offer, and a welfare policy U-turn raised questions about the Governmen…

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…