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and able to send their thoughts to the GMC during the consultation time. These comments will assist the GMC to set the parameters of the roles and enable them to set a framework for regulation, which will in time be the benchmark not only for the regulation of doctors but also many other healthcare professionals. At the same time, the pioneers will be testing the new rules on behalf of the many professionals who will follow in their footsteps. The extra healthcare staff will add to the
general expansion of healthcare workers outlined by the Long-Term Workforce Plan. Roles in the multi-disciplinary team may be very different by 2050, but the regulation system needs to be able to flex around changing roles and expanding numbers. The teething problems being shown at present, with the Anaesthesia Associate and Physician Associate role regulation, will help to set rules for future team shapes and new professional roles.
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References 1. Royal College of General Practitioners March 2024. Accessed at
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/ representing-you/policy-areas/physician- associates
2. Position Statement Sept 2023 Position statement om Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates. Accessed at https://
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/bma- position-statement-on-physician-associates- and-anaesthesia-associates
3. Tonkin T British Medical Association News 1 Feb 2024 MAPs use adds to workload, says BMA. Accessed at:
https://www.bma.org.uk/news- and-opinion/maps-use-adds-to-workload- says-bma
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4. DHSC Media Team. Nov 2023 Physician and Anaesthesia Associate roles in the NHS – fact sheet. Accessed at
https://healthmedia.blog.
gov.uk/2023/11/03/physician-and-anaesthesia- associate-roles-in-the-nhs-fact-sheet/
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5. Ibid 6. Ibid 7. GMC consultation. 2024 Accessed at: https://
www.gmc-uk.org/pa-and-aa-regulation-hub/ regulating-aas-and-pas-consultation
8. Ibid 9. British Medical Association.2024 Uncertain is Unsafe. Accessed at
www.bma.org.uk/ uncertainisunsafe
About the author
A handy reminder and training tool. Clean hands are safe hands.
Kate Woodhead, Technical Editor for CSJ, spent many years working in Operating Theatres in the NHS before setting up her own consultancy business. She was Chair of National Association of Theatre Nurses and President of the International Federation of Perioperative Nurses. In her spare time, she Chairs Friends of African Nursing, a UK based charity.
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