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 [...]
The GMC have made progress in preparing for the regulation of medical associate professions. Read their recent article here. Brave new roles: the next steps for regulation Date: 17/09/2020 Author: GMCUK The world is changing, and so is healthcare, as new roles bring additional support to multidisciplinary teams. Our Chief Executive, Charlie Massey, explains [...]
Update - Regulation of Anaesthesia Associates The Association recently met with colleagues from the General Medical Council to discuss the next steps towards the statutory regulation of Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates. We were very excited to meet the GMC to formally start the process towards statutory regulation. It has been a long road to [...]
Joint statement on the statutory regulation of Anaesthesia Associates We welcome news of the General Medical Council being named as the regulator for Anaesthesia Associates. We look forward to working with the government, the GMC and wider stakeholders to ensure a statutory register is implemented as soon as possible. We have called for the statutory regulation of Anaesthesia [...]
Statutory Regulation of PA(A)s I am delighted to be able to able to confirm that the Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock has confirmed that Physicians' Assistants (Anaesthesia) will be statutorily regulated! DHSC announcement I'd like to thank the many members of the APAA committee who have worked hard to reach this [...]
