Submitted by Emma Parle on Tuesday 5th November 2024
Published on Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 3rd June 2025
Current Signatures: 45
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Tagged with
concerns ~ Doctor ~ Doctor Who ~ Ensure ~ Expand ~ Friends ~ Government ~ Healthcare ~ Individuals ~ Me ~ My Family ~ NHS ~ Reviewed ~ Scope ~ Standards ~ training ~ Worried
Review the role of Physicians Associates (PAs)
We are concerned that the Government and NHS have expanded the PA role beyond its intended scope. While PAs may be able to assist Doctors within clearly defined and limited roles, we are worried their involvement in diagnosing and treating patients could be unsafe.
We are concerned that healthcare is compromising on standards of care. We want to ensure that individuals without a doctor's degree are not allowed to perform interventions beyond their training.
As a patient, I do not want my family members or friends seeing a PA instead of a GP or Doctor and I do not want a PA to try and diagnose me, or perform complex procedures. I want to be treated by a fully qualified doctor who has undergone rigorous and extensive training.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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