Physician associates must be supervised by a GP straight after seeing each patient, says BMA

Physician associates (PAs) working in general practice must have access to a named onsite GP supervisor at all times, says guidance from the BMA drawn up to support safe working in primary care.Supervision means that PAs must present the supervising GP with the patient’s history and findings, where relevant, for the GP to review and oversee what action, if any, is to be taken. This should take place immediately after the consultation and before the patient leaves the practice.1The advice also says that PAs should not undertake home visits or care home visits without a supervising GP present.The BMA said that the number of PAs working in general practice and hospital settings had increased while supervision and oversight had, in many instances, been relaxed.The latest guidance has been produced to help standardise practice and reduce variation in how PAs work in the general practice setting, said the BMA, and it…
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