Jennifer Moore 😷"... little evidence supporting the safety & efficacy of physician associates (PAs) & anaesthetists associates (AAs) in the UK..."
"As a senior doctor is needed to oversee & check the work of PAs & AAs, this model may be more expensive than employing doctors."
"The absence of reported safety incidents in research studies does not mean they do not occur"
Study led by Profs Trisha Greenhalgh & Martin McKee.
Role of Physician and Anaesthetic Associates in UK healthcare challenged in largest ever review
A new study has found little evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetists associates (AAs) in the UK, raising critical questions about the rapid expansion of these roles in the NHS.