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.

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 ...

Physician associates provide safe and effective care when they work under the direct supervision of doctors and care for patients who have already been diagnosed, or when they undertake procedures for ...

As a new physician assistant in primary care, you will be given an initial induction programme to provide basic experience of working in this setting. In general practice this will be in line with an ...