In a hardening of its previous stance, the governing council of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has voted to oppose a role for physician associates (PAs) working in general practice.

Editor Sofia Lind on what comes after the ‘physician associates in general practice’ debate, ahead of Professor Leng’s interview at Pulse LIVE next week The debate over physician associates (PAs) in ...

After being forced to wait days or weeks for an appointment at your GP surgery, it would be fair to assume that your consultation is going to be with a doctor. In reality, it may well be with a ...

New guidance from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) on physician associates significantly restricts their role in general practice. In a document outlining the new scope of practice ...

Hundreds of physician associates (PAs) are to take legal action against GP surgeries across the country claiming they have been hounded out of their jobs due to a “national bullying campaign” led by ...

This paper reviews the status of physician assistants/associates, an essential component of the US health care workforce. The evidence of their clinical performance and utilization trends are ...

As 2025 comes to an end, Pulse looks at the big issues in general practice this year. Maya Dhillon asks: What did the publication of the Leng review mean for the role of physician associates in ...

Physician assistants in Oregon will soon be able to rebrand under new rules officially changing their titles to “physician associates.” Physician assistants in Oregon will soon be able to rebrand ...

When people in Michigan think about healthcare, they do not think about licensure rules or compacts. They think about their parent or child waiting weeks for an appointment. They think about the ...

This NIHR Collection brings together research on the rapidly changing skill mix in general practice. It explores the impact of some key roles and makes recommendations on how to realise the benefits ...