🚨Binfire Alert🚨 This misrepresentation is dangerous and illegal in the context of patient safety #medtwitter

In other news the umbrella of organisation for PA & AA combined aka the ‘Association of Associated Associates’ is yet to comment anaesthesiaassociates.org/news/news-upda…

Sorry, was too busy thinking. about the ongoing slaughter in Gaza. My brain can’t be worried about the past when the present is actively seeing the same mistakes being made….

“We’re creating PAs to support NOT replace GPs” IS A COMPLETE LIE! The practice I locum in have now replaced me with a PA 😞 I’ve been a GP for 10 years & can’t get work?! My GP colleagues CANNOT GET work! We ARE being replaced, by significantly less qualified people?!

So everyone needs to know that a Medical Doctor who has a medical degree will have a GMC number that is 7 digits long. If you see a gmc number that is not 7 digits in length and has a letter as part of it then that person is not a doctor.

An analogy of the gulf in difference between doctors and PAs is that one group studies diligently, went into training and proved themselves over many years vs a bunch of individuals who learned by watching YouTube vids….

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PA/AA consultation by GMC will not cover scope - saying they don’t do that for doctors. That’s not really true is it Prof Colin R Melville ? Scope for doctors is controlled by GMC via GP Register and Specialist Register and strict regulation of doctors’ training and curricula

@Ask_foradoctor Eilidh 🦀

Just seen a website for a hair transplant clinic staffed by GP/non-surgeons who claim to have completed training all types of surgery. This particular individual has only “completed” GP training and hair transplant course

My wife battled cancer privately for 4 yrs so our kids didn’t have to carry the burden. She did everything she could to maintain a normal home and the kids didn’t know until 3 months before she passed. “Lesser mortals”! Screw you Allison Pearson

Behave…..basic surgical skills is a two day course but it doesn’t mean I’m ready to do any minor surgery. I’m sorry but these kind of comments offer no reassurance for anyone as to your skills/capabilities.

A PhD in Shakespeare is as far as I read…..

I saw my GP morning, she was professional, friendly, kind, efficient and knowledgeable; she listened and examined me carefully, asked questions (including ones I didn't think were relevant to the "thing"). When she told me her diagnosis, I had a light-bulb moment realising why

The Irish Medical Council (GMC equivalent in Ireland) are taking a stand! They state: “As the independent body which regulates doctors in Ireland, they are NOT the appropriate regulator for physician associates” The 4 reasons they give below: 🧵

“The greatest people are self-managing. They don’t need to be managed. Once they know what to do, they’ll go figure out how to do it. What they need is a common vision, and that’s what leadership is.” — Steve Jobs