NES Medical Associate Professions (MAPs)

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) UK position statement on Physician Associate (PA) and Anaesthesia Associate (AA) roles

DHSC has released information on Physician and Anaesthesia Associate roles in the NHS - fact sheet

General Medical Council (GMC)

GMC responds to NHS England's update on the Long Term Workforce Plan

NHSE WTE responds to British Medical Association (BMA) regarding regulation and supervision of Physician Associate and Anaesthesia Associate roles

NHSE WTE has published an Open letter to the BMA regarding regulation and supervision on regulation and supervision of PA and AA

Royal College of Physicians (RCP) news release

Read the RCP response to BMA call to halt MAPs recruitment

The Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) responds to recent BMA correspondence

The Faculty has published its response to a recent motion tabled by BMA The Faculty of Physician Associates’ response to the British Medical Association’s motion

NHS England (NHSE WTE) comment on long term workforce ambitions regarding Medical Associate Profession (MAPs) roles and General Medical Council (GMC) responds

On 19 October 2023, the Chief Workforce, Training and Education Officer and the National Medical Director for NHSE issued a joint letter to partners sharing an  Update on delivering the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan ambitions around MAPs and GMC published a response from its Chief Executive

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) comments on Physician Associate (PA) guidance

The Royal College of Physicians  welcomes Faculty of Physician Associates’ new title and introduction guidance  and on 25 October 2023 it held an  additional Council meeting on physician associates

Updated curriculum for Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP) education

The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) has launched a revised ACCP Curriculum (September 2023) which will take effect for learners entering training from September 2024.