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December 20, 2024

GP committee responds to funding and reforms announcement
Black and white head and shoulders photo of DAUK chair Ms Helen Fernandes. She says the proposed regulatory framework for physician associates is 'not fit for purpose'.
Physician associates: Regulation framework ‘not fit for purpose’

December 12, 2024
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Guest blog: The increasing health impact of the climate crisis

December 12, 2024
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December 12, 2024

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Cover of the book Why Can't I See My GP by Dr Ellen Welch. The title is in a black font on a blue background with the author's name in white at the top and a stethoscope on the right.
DAUK News General Practice The NHS
DAUK highlights GP crisis with health committee and MP doctors

The Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) has sent two books to MPs to highlight the crisis facing general practice. A copy of ‘Why Can’t I See My GP?’ and ‘The NHS: The Story so Far’ have been sent to every member of the Health Select Committee, and to all MPs who…

December 11, 2024
Group of doctors in green scrubs holding the top of each others hands.
DAUK News The NHS
Physician associates: Safety concerns highlighted by peers

DAUK’s Dr Matt Kneale has thanked peers for highlighting safety concerns about the roll out of physician associates (PAs) in the NHS. It follows a debate in the House of Lords on the Leng review into PAs and anaesthesia associates (AAs). The debate was secured by Green Party peer Baroness…

December 9, 2024
Group of doctors in green scrubs holding the top of each others hands.
DAUK News The NHS
Patient safety fears over physician associates regulation

DAUK chair Ms Helen Fernandes warned the GMC risked ‘allowing a huge patient safety issue to develop in real time’ with how it regulates physician associates (PAs). Ms Fernandes was responding to a long-awaited report by the General Medical Council (GMC) on its consultation on PA and anaesthesia associate regulation.…

December 6, 2024
Baroness Bennett has secured a short debate in the House of Lords on physician associates
DAUK News General Practice The NHS
Briefing on House of Lords debate on physician associates

We’ve briefed peers ahead of a debate in the House of Lords on the Leng review into physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). The short debate has been secured by Green Party peer Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle. Baroness Bennett will ask the Government ‘what the review, announced by…

December 4, 2024
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