Physician 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
Physician associates (PAs) are healthcare professionals who work under the supervision of a doctor within multi-disciplinary teams.
- 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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PAs usually start out as health professionals or university graduates with biomedical science or life science degrees. They then complete two years of further education and training to gain a PA qualification.
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-a-physician-associate
Legislation
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order