GMC refuse to mediate
Most sensible people would think that, when a regulator faces a serious legal claim about the public interest in robust regulation of new professions whose … Read more
The coroners verdict – risk of future deaths
A Manchester Coroner has served a Regulation 28 to the GMC and Department of Health, citing many concerns regarding the tragic death of a patient. … Read more
GMC acting unlawfully, say our lawyers
Our lawyers have written to the General Medical Council (GMC) to say they have acted unlawfully, by failing to set safe and lawful practice measures … Read more
Legal Case Update 3/7/24
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 … Read more
AU + BMA v GMC
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
Progress report 18/6/24
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
Are you voting to replace doctors?
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
GMC Legal Challenge
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
So Associates are what, exactly?
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
GMC Consultation – Scope of Practice and Consent
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