11 h. ago Revealed: Five patient deaths were linked to junior doctors' strikes

An audit shows strikes by the BMA in 2023 and 2024 were raised in five Prevention of Future Death Reports issued by coroners.

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30 h. ago Physician Associates should be banned from diagnosing untriaged patients, review says

Physician associates have been used as substitutes for doctors, despite having significantly less training.

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37 h. ago Six patient deaths linked to NHS using less qualified physician associates as substitute for doctors, government

Physician associates should be banned from seeing patients who have not been reviewed by a doctor to cut the risk of 'catastrophic' harm, a government-ordered review says.

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37 h. ago NHS physician associates should not diagnose untriaged patients, review finds

Government review says PAs sometimes used to fill roles designed for doctors, potentially exposing patients to riskNHS physician associates should be banned from diagnosing patients who have not already been seen by a doctor, a government review has concluded.The review calls for the government to overhaul the role of physician associates (PAs), who it says have been substituted in for doctors to fill staffing gaps despite having significantly less training. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Only doctors should diagnose patients, not PAs, government review says

Physician associates have been used as substitutes for doctors, despite having significantly less training.

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3 w. ago Patient death at London hospital linked to cyber attack on NHS

Guy's and St Thomas', King's College and Lewisham and Greenwich hospitals were all affected by the cyber attack in June last year

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