Launched by DHSC The Association of Anaesthesia Associates (AAA) welcomes the announcement of an independent review of the Anaesthesia Associate (AA) profession. We acknowledge the challenging and, at times, toxic nature of the current debate, which has significantly impacted the AA workforce and associated teams. We also recognise the necessity of providing confidence [...]
Consultation soon to be launched by the RCoA Earlier this week the RCoA released the draft Scope of Practice for AAs. We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on this document and will be actively engaging our members and employers for comments. Whilst we agree with aspects of this guidance and agree with [...]
AAs will be regulated by the GMC by the end of 2024 On Monday 26th February, the passage of the AAPA order through the House of Lords was a momentous day for anaesthesia associates. This order enables the GMC to regulate AAs by the end of the year. Regulation has been the top priority of [...]
AAA Statement We welcome the opportunity within the forthcoming EGM for the RCoA to try and address some of the concerns within its membership. As the membership organisation representing Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) we felt it would be helpful prior to that date to share some information that will hopefully inform the discussions. As affiliate [...]
NHS Long Term Workforce Plan I am pleased to see the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. This places focus on the heart of the NHS - its people. I fully support the 3 pillars of this report, to train, retain and reform. Recognising the current workforce crisis and future predictions of huge [...]
New Publication - AARA Content Map Student AA's starting from September 2023 will be required to sit the AA Registration Assessment (AARA) to join the GMC register. The content map published last week, outlines what the AARA will cover. The assessment will be in 2 parts, a knowledge test and workplace based assessments. This is [...]
Anaesthesia Associates Regulation Today the DHSC has released a consultation on regulating Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates. The draft order is the framework required by the GMC to formally regulate our profession. This consultation is open now and will close on May 16th 2023. We have been eagerly awaiting the release [...]
Anaesthesia Associate Title in Scotland The Anaesthesia Associate title has been confirmed for our profession in Scotland. Previously the Physicians Assistant (Anaesthesia) title was still in use. With pending GMC regulation, the AA title will be the protected title for our profession in all 4 nations, so this comes as great news for our friends [...]
As my first post as President, I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and I hope you all have time over the Christmas period for rest and recuperation. It has been a busy year for our Association and below I have attempted to wrap up the many events and announcements of 2022; Core Capabilities [...]
President’s statement: Thank you, goodbye and welcome! Apologies this update is so late in coming October 2021 feels like a long time ago and there has been so much to do since then. A lot of new faces to the Association were introduced and we must thank those that have worked [...]