On 17 February 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published Regulating physician associates and anaesthesia associates, a public consultation on the draft legislation to bring physician associates and anaesthesia associates into regulation. This legislation represents the first part of the government’s commitment to modernise the regulatory system for healthcare professionals across the UK.
In 2019, the government asked the General Medical Council (GMC), which regulates medical practitioners (doctors), to regulate AAs and PAs. The GMC is best placed to regulate AAs and PAs as they form part of the medical team and are trained to the medical model. Regulation also paves the way for broadening their scope of practice, for example requesting ionising radiation where local governance allows and, in the future, the possibility of being able to prescribe.
Continue reading here https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/regulating-anaesthesia-associates-and-physician-associates/regulating-anaesthesia-associates-and-physician-associates
Related event:
Supporting & Developing the Role of the Physician Associate
Friday 16 June 2023, Virtual CPD Confernece
*Reduced delegate rate for Registered and Trainee Physician Associates*
This one day virtual conference focuses on developing the role of the Physician Associate in your service, how the demonstrated benefits of the role can support you and your service and improve patient care. The conference will also look at developing the role of the Physician Associate in practice and effective integration into the multidisciplinary team.