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Physician associates are being used as substitutes for doctors in many hospitals and GP surgeries, according to Professor Martin McKee.
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There is an ideological pressure to expand the roles of physician associates across the NHS, despite concerns about patient safety being raised.
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Leading medical bodies such as the Royal College of GPs and the British Medical Association have called for a pause in the recruitment of physician associates until these concerns are addressed.
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Professor McKee highlighted measures to increase the medical workforce in the UK, including the introduction of physician associates, expanding medical school places, and proposals to simplify the medical degree.
- The concerns about the roles of physician associates have been published in an article titled "The Sovietisation of British medicine," which draws parallels between certain developments in contemporary Britain and Soviet history.
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