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This open access special issue of the bulletin includes interesting and pertinent articles on workforce planning in surgery, the SCP role, Physician Associates working in surgery, the surgical trainee’s perspective on the Extended Surgical Team, governance and cross-over of roles and detail on measuring the value of investing in the EST.
https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/epdf/10.1308/bull.2023.105.issue-3
Please see attached letter from Jamie Saunders, FPA President. The FPA strongly recommends that only PAs who are registered on the PA Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR) should be employed to ensure patient safety. Please share this information with your colleagues, trust and employing bodies to raise awareness.