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Sep 29, 2022 · the regulation of physician associates (PAs) to give educators, students and those who work with them time to prepare. It defines the expected content of the PA registration assessment from summer 2025 onwards. Introduction The physician associate registration assessment (PARA) is the means by which qualified physician
- Foreword
- Executive Summary
- Regulatory Reform
- What Regulation Will Mean For Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates
- Legislation and Consequential Amendments
- Timetable For Regulation
- The Draft Order and Consultation Questions
- Costs, Benefits and Equalities Analysis
Strengthening the future NHS workforce remains one of the government’s top priorities. Anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (PAs) are already a valued and integral part of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team, but they have the potential to make an even greater contribution. Regulating these professions will help to increase the ...
The current UK model of regulation for healthcare professionals is rigid, complex and needs to change to better protect patients, support our health services and to help the workforce meet future challenges. One of the key elements of our reform programme will be the introduction of a modern, fit for purpose regulatory system, which we will achieve...
Overview
The current UK model of regulation for healthcare professionals is rigid, complex and needs to change to better protect patients, support our health services and to help the workforce meet future challenges. The COVID-19 emergency highlighted how inflexible some of the regulators’ primary and secondary legislation is. For example, the NMC, the HCPC and the PSNI did not have powers allowing them to temporarily register individuals or groups to help respond to the COVID-19 emergency. In additio...
Professor Sir Norman Williams’s review into gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare
In February 2018, the former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that a rapid policy review into gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare would be undertaken by Professor Sir Norman Williams. The review was set up to consider the wider patient safety impact resulting from concerns among healthcare professionals that simple errors could result in prosecution for gross negligence manslaughter, even if they occur in the context of broader organisation and system failings....
Next steps for reform programme
As set out above, reforming the GMC’s regulatory framework for medical practitioners remains a top priority once we have made the necessary progress to regulate AAs and PAs. While it is our intention to work as swiftly as possible to deliver reform for each regulator and profession, we will prioritise delivery based on criteria including the size of registrant base, the need for reform, and regulators’ readiness to implement the changes. Based on these criteria, we intend to start working wit...
This section provides an overview of what regulation will mean in practice for AAs and PAsand what changes they can expect.
In addition to the overarching legislative framework that the draft order provides, a number of consequential changes to other pieces of primary and secondary legislation will also need to be made to ensure that legislation relating to regulated healthcare professionals is updated to reflect the regulation of AAs and PAswhere appropriate. The propo...
While this consultation is an important step in the process, there are a number of further steps that will need to be taken to bring AAs and PAsinto regulation. These are set out below: 1. following this consultation, any responses will be analysed and, subject to further amendments, the draft order will be finalised 2. the finalised order will the...
This chapter of the consultation is intended to be a high-level description of what the legislation will do and should be read alongside the draft order at Annex A. Where there has been a meaningful policy change since our previous consultation, Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public, we have highlighted this and sought further ...
Throughout this project we have looked to consider any potential impacts of the introduction of regulation for AAs and PAsunder a reformed system of legislation. We have considered the potential impact on business and impacts (positive and negative) on protected characteristics under the public sector equality duty. We have sought further informati...
From December 2024, we’ll become a multiprofessional regulator – regulating doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). Regulation will help assure patients, colleagues and employers that PAs and AAs have the knowledge and skills to work safely and that they can be held to account if serious concerns are raised.
From December 2024, we’ll become a multiprofessional regulator responsible for regulating doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). Regulation will help assure patients, colleagues and employers that PAs and AAs have the knowledge and skills to work safely and be held to account if serious concerns are raised.
Dec 11, 2023 · Guidance and regulation. Detailed guidance, regulations and rules. Research and statistics. Reports, analysis and official statistics. Policy papers and consultations. Consultations and strategy ...
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Oct 18, 2024 · The Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR) is held exclusively by the Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA), and only Physician Associates (PAs) who are fully qualified and approved will be on this register. In the interest of patient safety, the FPA strongly encourages all employers (NHS trusts, GP, PA agencies, and private ...
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Your Guide to PA Regulation. This month brought us an update from the General Medical Council (GMC) about registration and regulation for PAs. The topic can be quite confusing for some and I find myself answering lots of questions on the subject. So here’s my summary of the hottest topic in healthcare 2020 (biased) since Corona virus….
