RCGP alters stance on physician associates to oppose GMC regulation

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has shifted its stance on the regulation of physician associates (PAs) in general practice after its council voted against their regulation by the General Medical Council.After a debate at the college’s UK council meeting on 8 March, members passed a vote which stated that “RCGP should change its stance on this matter and that another regulatory body would be more appropriate to take this crucial work forward to regulate PAs.”RCGP chair Kamila Hawthorne said that while recognising that regulation is overdue, “there was deep concern among our members that if the GMC takes on the role of regulator for PAs this will create further confusion for patients over the differences between doctors and PAs.”The RCGP council also voted to add two additional “red lines” on PAs to its existing list. The list now explicitly states that the training and retention of GPs must…
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