The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) welcomes the Rough Sleeping COVID-19 Response Taskforce’s work, and the government’s commitment to provide 6,000 new supported homes for vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic.
The new president of the Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) Kate Straughton and the BMA junior doctors committee deputy chair Dr Matthew Tuck answer some questions about the ongoing debate about medical associate professions in the NHS workforce.
Sir Ian Kennedy calls upon the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to add compliance with statutory duties regarding homelessness to regimes for inspecting hospitals.
Dr Nigel Hewett, medical director of health charity Pathway, writes for the RCP on a new duty of care that is a step in the right direction towards making a difference for this vulnerable group.
The RCP has launched Medicine Jobs, a new recruitment website advertising NHS vacancies for consultant, SAS, physician associate and trust grade posts.
The government has recognised the commitment and potential of physician associates and will now work with the Faculty of Physician Associates and the RCP towards statutory regulation.
The presidents of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA), have responded to the opening of a consultation on the regulation of physician associates.
Jeannie Watkins, president of the Faculty of Physician Associates, responds to questions surrounding the wording of a section in 'An employer’s guide to physician associates' relating to advanced nurse practitioners.
'An employer’s guide to physician associates' has been published by the Faculty of Physician Associates to advise employers on the role and its scope of practice.
This work hasn’t been done before, and represents the first time that a national multi-centre clinical audit of ED care for homeless people has been carried out in the UK.
