NHS physician associates: Consultation launched on regulation
A medical regulator has launched a consultation into how it should oversee NHS physician associates (PAs), who have been at the centre of controversy following a patient death.
The General Medical Council (GMC) said it wanted to hear from representatives of patients, PAs and anaesthesia associates (AAs), doctors and employers.
The consultation will examine the rules, standards and guidance over how regulation of PAs and AAs by the GMC will be delivered.
It comes after the (BMA) published guidance earlier this month saying PAs should be stopped from
