{"id":1274,"date":"2024-10-08T21:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T20:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/physician-associates-dauk-welcomes-bma-support-for-legal-challenge-on-regulation\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T21:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T20:05:03","slug":"physician-associates-dauk-welcomes-bma-support-for-legal-challenge-on-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/physician-associates-dauk-welcomes-bma-support-for-legal-challenge-on-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Physician associates: DAUK welcomes BMA support for legal challenge on regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAUK today welcomed the British Medical Association&#8217;s (BMA) decision to support a legal challenge over the regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BMA has agreed to provide indemnity support for the case brought by Anaesthetists United (AU) and the Chesterton family against the General Medical Council (GMC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge is regarding the regulation of PAs and AAs, which the Doctors\u2019 Association UK (DAUK) believes puts patient safety at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAUK has been an early and consistent supporter of this crucial legal action, and has contributed \u00a330,000 to AU&#8217;s crowdfunding efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We believe this case is vital for patient safety and the maintenance of high standards in UK healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Matt Kneale, DAUK committee member, said: &#8220;We are pleased to see the BMA joining this important cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physician associates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDAUK recognised the significance of this issue early on, which is why we provided substantial financial backing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis legal challenge addresses critical concerns about patient safety and the appropriate regulation of physician associates and anaesthesia associates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for Anaesthetists United said: &#8220;The BMA\u2019s decision to support this case is generous, rare and highly significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It does not typically fund legal actions brought by others; this move highlights the enormous gravity of the situation. We are deeply grateful for their help and recognition of how vital this is to healthcare in the UK.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now DAUK has renewed its call for healthcare professionals to support this legal action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are also urging royal colleges and other medical organisations to join us and the BMA in backing this case, which has far-reaching implications for the future of healthcare delivery in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on how to support the legal challenge, please <a href=\"https:\/\/anaesthetistsunited.com\/bma-offers-us-financial-support\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/anaesthetistsunited.com\/bma-offers-us-financial-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit the Anaesthetists United website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dauk.org\/membership\/\">Become a member of DAUK and support our work.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAUK today welcomed the British Medical Association&#8217;s (BMA) decision to support a legal challenge over the regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs).&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,58],"tags":[389,38,17,116,654,636,42],"class_list":["post-1274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dauk-news","category-the-nhs","tag-bma","tag-dauk","tag-dr-matt-kneale","tag-gmc","tag-physician-associate","tag-physician-associates","tag-the-doctors-association-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}