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.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of Surgeons have welcomed NHS England's plans to pilot new NHS targets and measurements for cancer, emergency and planned treatment in England.
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.