NES Medical Associate Professions (MAPs)

Of interest to Physician Associates (PA) and their employers

Chandran Louis of Faculty of Physician Associates at Royal College of Physicians, (FPARCP) and Helen Arrowsmith of General Medical Council, (GMC) recently gave informative presentations at a Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) national update in June 2023. Slides from this event are accessible here.

The next national Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) update is scheduled for online delivery on 2 February 2024, details are available here.

FPA says ‘through national updates and practical case studies the conference will enable you to understand the role, the benefits and the practical implications for deployment in your service.’

UK launch of the Managed Voluntary Register (MVR) for Surgical Care Practitioners (SCP)

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and the Royal College of Surgeons, England (RCSEng) formally launch a new register for Surgical Care Practitioners (SCPs). The colleges announce ‘the official database for SCPs, titled the Managed Voluntary Register (MVR) will provide an opportunity for practicing SCPs in the UK to demonstrate to their peers, employers and patients that they are appropriately qualified and working to the standard set by the two Royal Colleges.’ Read more, including comment from Charlie Auld, former lead of the Faculty of Perioperative Care, (FPC) at RCSEd here.