Anaesthesia Associates
- Regulators
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- General Medical Council
- Nations
- United Kingdom
- Sectors
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- Health and care
Regulatory or professional bodies
Primary regulator
- Regulatory authority
- General Medical Council
- Address
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350 Euston Road
London
NW1 3JN - Email address
- gmc@gmc-uk.org
- Website
- https://www.gmc-uk.org
- Phone number
- +44 (0)1619 236 602
Regulation
Regulation summary
We work with doctors, physician associates (PAs), anaesthesia associates (AAs), those they care for and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors, PAs, AAs and their educators need to meet, and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors, PAs, or AAs may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.
Regulation type
Reserved activities
Anaesthesia associates (AAs) provide care for patients before, during and after their operation or procedure under the supervision of a doctor.
- More about regulated activities and titles
- https://www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-we-do-and-why
Qualifications and experience
New professionals
- Routes to qualification
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AAs usually start out as health professionals or biomedical science graduates and complete a further two-year programme of postgraduate education and training. Student AAs are employed by the organisations where they train while completing their AA course, and many remain with that organisation after qualifying.
Professionals from outside the UK
- Recognition for professionals outside the UK
- All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
- More about recognition for professionals outside the UK
- https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/join-our-registers/registration-applications/register-as-an-anaesthesia-associate
Legislation
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order