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The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC) has called for an independent, rapid review into the use of medical associates in NHS settings in England.
The AOMRC, the membership body for the UK and Ireland’s 23 medical royal colleges and faculties, said that the review should look into the roles of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) from the perspectives of patient safety, cost effectiveness, and efficiency.
In the letter dated Sept. 30, AOMRC Chair of Council Dr. Jeannette Dickson said there has been “mounting concern and adverse commentary by doctors at all levels of their career” over NHS England’s plans to increase the current PA and AA workforce from 3,000 to 10,000 by 2036/2037….
