Jordan Danskin
Physician Associates in General Practice
What does a Physician Associate do?
Physician associates (PAs) are medically trained, healthcare professionals, who work alongside doctors and other members of the practice team to provide a range of patient care.
They are able to:
- take medical histories from patients
- carry out physical examinations
- see patients with long-term chronic conditions with the support of a GP
- formulate diagnoses and management plans with the support of a GP
- provide health promotion and disease prevention advice for patients.
All suitable patients are initially triaged by a GP and all cases reviewed by a GP. Any prescibing is done by the supervising GP.
We follow the RCGP October 2024 Supervision and Scope of Practice protocol for PA’s working in General Practice