Physician associates: GMC makes only small changes to regulation after consultation

The General Medical Council has made only minor changes to how it will regulate physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) from 13 December, after a consultation that received more than 3000 responses. The GMC said that many of the responses to the consultation, which launched in March,12 were outside the scope of the consultation or already settled in law. In its report the GMC provided a detailed summary of the feedback it received to the technical consultation.3 The main changes the regulator has made to PA and AA regulation in response to the consultation were:

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BMJ
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2024-12-06
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2757
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Physician associates: GMC makes only small changes to regulation after consultation

Jacqui Wise
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Physician associates: GMC makes only small changes to regulation after consultation

Jacqui Wise
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Abstract

The General Medical Council has made only minor changes to how it will regulate physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) from 13 December, after a consultation that received more than 3000 responses. The GMC said that many of the responses to the consultation, which launched in March,12 were outside the scope of the consultation or already settled in law. In its report the GMC provided a detailed summary of the feedback it received to the technical consultation.3 The main changes the regulator has made to PA and AA regulation in response to the consultation were:

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