Physician associates: GMC calls for views on regulation

The General Medical Council has launched a consultation on how it will regulate physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs).1The regulator must be ready to regulate PAs and AAs by the end of 2024, after legislation was passed by the UK and Scottish parliaments legally requiring it to do so. Ahead of this, the GMC needs to consult on the rules, standards, and guidance that provide the detail for how regulation will be delivered.The consultation covers PAs’ and AAs’ education and training, registration, fees, and how concerns about them will be dealt with. It is not seeking views on whether the GMC is the appropriate regulator of PAs and AAs, or on their role or job titles.While most of the consultation relates to the regulation of PAs and AAs, the GMC has encouraged doctors to pay attention to proposed changes to the principles that will inform fitness to practise decision…
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