In a hardening of its previous stance, the governing council of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has voted to oppose a role for physician associates (PAs) working in general practice.

After being forced to wait days or weeks for an appointment at your GP surgery, it would be fair to assume that your consultation is going to be with a doctor. In reality, it may well be with a ...

New guidance from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) on physician associates significantly restricts their role in general practice. In a document outlining the new scope of practice ...

For students interested in practicing medicine, becoming a doctor or a physician associate are two common options. Both paths lead to patient care, but they differ in training length, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The pivotal evidence at the inquest into the death of Emily Chesterton came from the 30-year-old herself.

Physician assistants or PAs in SC want more freedom to practice and less bureaucracy. Doctors want better partnerships but ...

As 2025 comes to an end, Pulse looks at the big issues in general practice this year. Maya Dhillon asks: What did the publication of the Leng review mean for the role of physician associates in ...

When people in Michigan think about healthcare, they do not think about licensure rules or compacts. They think about their parent or child waiting weeks for an appointment. They think about the ...

The Court of Appeal upholds the GMC's use of "medical professionals" as a collective descriptor for doctors, physician associates and anaesthesia associates.

Experienced physician assistants (PAs) would have the opportunity to work independently in Michigan under proposed legislation. The proposed change to the Public Health Code would authorize PAs with ...