Dear Members, Following the announcement at the AGM, a number of changes have taken place on the committee. Paul Forsythe, John Randall and Matt Mannion have stepped down from the roles of President, Vice President and Treasurer respectively. The committee would like to express how grateful we are for the hard work and commitment shown by them over the last year. All three are staying on the committee and we value [...]
From the Royal College of Anaesthetists website: Anaesthesia Associates Curriculum The RCoA worked in close collaboration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and others to develop a new Anaesthesia Associates Curriculum, which is aligned to the GMC’s Physicians Associate and Anaesthesia Associate Generic & Shared Learning Outcomes and the professional standards in Good Medical Practice: [...]
HEE publish the Core Capabilities Framework for Medical Associate Professionals to educators, employers and those considering careers as anaesthesia associates, physician associates, or surgical care practitioners Date: June 2022 Author: HEE Core Capabilities Framework In February 2021, HEE commissioned Skills for Health to lead the development of a MAPs core capabilities framework. This was published [...]
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 [...]
Today the GMC have published ‘Good medical practice: interim standards for Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates’. This has been developed in collaboration with our Association and we are continuing to support professional guidance for AAs alongside other national organisations. These interim standards will take effect once regulation begins and a PA or AA registers [...]
The General Medical Council are consulting on the new education framework for PAs and AAs. Links to the documents and how to respond can be found here. https://www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-archive/have-your-say-on-the-pa-and-aa-pre-qualification-education-framework Please take a few moments to read and respond and share with colleagues who may be interested in responding.
Before the next conference we hope to install the new titled members of the AAA Board. As per the constitution, these Board members have nominated themselves for the following positions, uncontested: The President - Paul Forsythe The Vice President - John Randall The RCoA Representative - Sarah Massey The Vice President is a new [...]
Medical Associate Professions (MAPs) Core Capabilities Framework consultation is now open The consultation runs until 4pm on Friday August 13th. Link to Consultation: https://skillsforhealth.org.uk/info-hub/maps-framework/ The AAA would like to encourage all AAs and those that work with or train AAs to take part in this consultation. In 2015 Health Education England (HEE) commenced a [...]
April 2021 update In addition to the below we can confirm the Association of Anaesthetists (AoA) have extended their 'members patient transfer insurance' to include AAs who are members of the AoA, when on a transfer with a consultant anaesthetist. Many AAs were involved in transfers of COVID patients across the country, those who continue [...]
The regulation of Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) & Physician Associates (PAs) has moved a step closer, with the opening of a consultation by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the consultation closes on the 16 of June 2021. This consultation covers many aspects of overall healthcare professional regulation and so will be of interest [...]