
Zoe Wyrko
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17-07-2009 18:54:27
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After initially refusing to answer, the Trust stated, following an internal review, that Physician Associates are not used to cover gaps in doctors' rotas. However, multiple staff members report that this happens regularly across the Trust. Do you work at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust? DMs are open


Derriford Hospital (University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust) is using Section 38 of the Freedom of Information Act to refuse to disclose details of the role of their Physician Associates in ENT. According to the ICO, this exemption is for serious threats and is subject to the public interest test.



🆘 Dear University Hospitals of North Midlands team UHNM NHS Trust 🏥, I’m seriously concerned that your Physician Assistant in ED is being let loose on patients. She discharged a young lady who had recently undergone surgery and had serious arrhythmia — she was treated for pulmonary


PAs: Direct instruction is a more appropriate term than supervision PAs are a dependent occupation and not on the pathway to autonomous practise that clinical supervision provides for doctors The BMJ Doctors’ Association UK Dr Matt Kneale (🦋drmk.link) Anisopoikilocyte ExplosiveEnema @medicalmodelwithabriochebun

This is QE Hematology Not Heartlands And the reason the majority of its Consultants did not want to merge with Heartlands Shameful Where are local MPs?health secretary? Michele Paduano Preet Kaur Gill MP Muddelsohn hsj.co.uk/university-hos…






Just to remind people, the push for assistant name change was FULLY supported by Dame Jane Dacre & Royal College of Physicians *despite* RCP London Trainees' at the time expressing major concerns about it. I know, as I was told I was a trouble causer and spoke directly with the PRCP - don't forget this



TIVA Tim standing up for patient safety- to protect the public from unsafe practitioners is called “Duty of Candour” - a part of Good Medical Practuce A fundamental thing I have been trying to explain to Royal College of Physicians Mumtaz Patel et al Ask those DM bearing folks to sit down



Wes Streeting Are you seriously supporting the gmc notion that a doctor has to ask for references of a PA working the same shift to assess if they are competent but you are paying the PA more than that actual doctor who is supervising ? Lordy