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RCOA publish draft curriculum for AA’s
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 [...]
Core Capabilities Framework
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 [...]
Statement from the president of the AAA
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 [...]
Good medical practice: interim standards for Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates
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 [...]
Have your say on the PA and AA pre-qualification education framework
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 [...]
AAA Elections 2021
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 - [...]
Medical Associate Professions (MAPs) Core Capabilities Framework
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 [...]
Association of Anaesthetists – Membership (April 2021 Updated)
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 [...]
The President’s Blog
Planning The Introduction And Training For Physicians’ Assistants (Anaesthesia)
Planning The Introduction And Training For [...]
Update From Paul Forsythe – RCoA/AAGBI Scope Of Practice And Toolkit
Update From Paul Forsythe – RCoA/AAGBI [...]
New Year, New Website….
New Year, New Website.... [...]
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