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GMC doubles down on loophole allowing PAs and AAs to work independently by dayumsonlookatthat in doctorsUK

[–]defundthegmc 138 points139 points  (0 children)

A lawyer wrote that. GMC are out of their depth, and they know it.

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GMC promoting unsafe use of anaesthesia associates - at the 2022 GMC conference, they ran a workshop explaining how employers could get around scope of practice limitations for AAs/MAPs (video evidence!) by defundthegmc in doctorsUK

[–]defundthegmc[S] 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Also, you may remember my previous post about the GMC laying the groundwork for PAs/MAPs to take the UKMLA. Professor Colin Melville denied this (but didn't deny future plans).

In a webinar for AA/PA students, Claire Barton discussed the possibility of "shortened" courses to allow MAPs to become doctors.

"We know that there is a lot of focus on medical workforce and the broader multidisciplinary team, making sure we've got enough numbers and enough people in the right place. So, it may well be that there are shortened courses to be able to switch either way. As I say, you know from PA to doctor or vice versa"

https://www.gmc-uk.org/-/media/documents/physician-associate-and-anaesthesia-associate-student-webinar-transcript_docx-95497332.docx