We held a very productive meeting today with our full legal team at Blackstones. We discussed many of our concerns about the way in which the GMC has introduced regulation for Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates. Our lawyers shared our concerns and are preparing to write formally to the GMC … Read more
In an exciting development, the BMA are now planning their own legal action against the GMC over the way that the regulation for Physician Associates … Read more
Thank you for all the donations you have made to our campaign Stop misleading patients – Physician Associates cannot replace doctors. We have been fundraising … Read more
The press have termed them fake doctors. Their correct titles are Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates (PAs and AAs). And as the public gradually becomes … Read more
The General Medical Council was given powers under the Medical Act 1983 to regulate doctors and protect the public from those falsely claiming to be … Read more
In March we wrote to the GMC to say that it should cease referring to AAs and PAs as ‘members of the medical professions’, ‘medical … Read more
Anaesthetists United response to the current GMC Consultation on Associates highlights the failure of the GMC to consult on scope of practice – arguably one … Read more
A UK pre-hospital emergency service is now planning to run its air ambulance service without a doctor on board. Pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia (PHEA) is required … Read more
“Anaesthesia Associates are basically a solution without a problem. We need more anaesthetists who can do the work needed.” The results of an independent survey, … Read more
The Charity Commission has agreed to reopen the enquiry into whether or not the GMC have breached their charitable objectives by taking on the regulation … Read more