Increasing the number of physician associates (PA) to help fill record NHS vacancies is “potentially hazardous”, medics have warned following a recent tragedy. PMGallagher1 reports
DAUK said: “General practice is a very demanding specialty, seeing a new undifferentiated problem every 10-15 minutes. Most are benign, but some are life threatening and separating these cases out, using clinical acumen, is a key skill for working in GP.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan makes clear that In order to become a PA, applicants must already hold a degree related to bioscience. They then take another two-year degree in order to qualify as a PA. Most PAs are supervised in their first few years of practice and they are also unable to prescribe medication. PAs are paid using the Agenda for Change pay scale, and start on band 7 .
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