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Is medicine being dumbed down?
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode I look at the work of doctors being done by other professionals and try to balance the issues that surround it. Links:My rapid response from the BMJ in 2006: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1325146/Labels and role confusion: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/13/public-confused-over-physician-associates-working-in-nhs-research-findsPay issues and regulation: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12710201/Some-physician-associates-paid-90-000-year-twice-junior-doctors-salary-not-regulated.htmlA sad case of a death: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66211103Endoscopy explained: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/endoscopy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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