A UK pre-hospital emergency service is now planning to run its air ambulance service without a doctor on board. Pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia (PHEA) is required for the sickest of patients outside hospital; major trauma patients by the side of the motorway, or treating the obese cardiac arrest patient in a … Read more
“Anaesthesia Associates are basically a solution without a problem. We need more anaesthetists who can do the work needed.” The results of an independent survey, … Read more
The Charity Commission has agreed to reopen the enquiry into whether or not the GMC have breached their charitable objectives by taking on the regulation … Read more
Today we have written an open letter to the GMC setting out how its approach to the regulation of AAs and PAs blurs the lines … Read more
The Royal College of Anaesthetists has announced today that it is writing to clinical leaders to request a pause in the recruitment of Anaesthetic Associates. … Read more
Anaesthetists United (AU) welcomes the recent position statement from the Association of Anaesthetists (AoA). As key stakeholders it is important that the Anaesthetic workforce takes … Read more
When people talk of ‘regulation’ for Anaesthesia and Physician Associates (AA’s and PA’s) they naturally assume that this regulation will define or standardise their working … Read more
On the 17th January MPs are to look at the draft Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024. But they won’t give it a proper … Read more
The utilization of physician extenders in the UK healthcare system has been quite controversial recently, with topics like training and validation requirements, impact on training … Read more
“You have raised a concern about the charity acting outside of its objects and the response provided to you by the charity. We have carefully … Read more