"Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), who assist doctors in GP surgeries and hospitals, should be known as "assistants" to avoid confusing patients, an independent review says."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), who assist doctors in GP surgeries and hospitals, should be known as "assistants" to avoid confusing patients, an independent review says."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Give the public what they want!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
costco during trade hour is so peaceful, honestly worth the cost of the exec membership just for my sanity 🙏🏾
10.06.2025 12:05 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Jeremy Bowen spells out the problem for Israel trying to deny war crimes: its own ministers have admitted to them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
08.06.2025 09:56 — 👍 702 🔁 263 💬 10 📌 4A crochet blanket in super-bright rainbow shades, pinned out on a sheet to dry into shape.
Given all the cr*p going on in the world, pinning this blankie out for blocking felt deliciously defiant, as if to say- no, we will not be invisible. #PrideMonth #allyship #crochet ✊️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
09.06.2025 08:19 — 👍 104 🔁 8 💬 13 📌 1waiting for dayshift to arrive post-nights be like
09.06.2025 07:24 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I just got to my mechanic man, he has ONE tyre that will fit my car left in stock - hopefully I’ll be in bed in about 30ish minutes 🤞🏾
07.06.2025 08:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0love me a flat tyre post night shift 🙃
07.06.2025 08:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0a shopping monster has been created… they have EVERYTHING 🤩
26.05.2025 14:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0tried to put some kisses at the end of a message to someone but my phone’s autocorrect thinks i meant cxr 🤣
24.05.2025 09:17 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0perks of a surgical career - i am soooo much better at painting nails on my non-dominant hand 💅🏾
12.05.2025 19:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0i think i’ve reached peak adulthood… im mad that i can’t shop online at m&s 🤣
10.05.2025 15:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0first day back at work in three weeks… for the first time in a long time: i don’t hate it here, probably needed this break a long time ago 😅
29.04.2025 11:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0i only buy serious things with my money… 👀
28.04.2025 21:19 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0My latest thread for WENTS UK on Threads/Twitter:
As news lands that the Equality and Human Rights Commission are recommending segregating trans people out of mainstream toilets and changing rooms, let's look at previous examples of segregation in the UK and how they are Not A Good Thing. 🧵1/
all that stress and my prescription is the same as last time 🤣
28.04.2025 21:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0biannual anniversary of me getting stressed af at the opticians when they ask “what’s better 1 or 2” 🥺
27.04.2025 12:26 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.
24.03.2025 20:10 — 👍 57830 🔁 13797 💬 1206 📌 571Yet again, I absolutely loathe my job. Honestly I wonder why I continue to be a doctor when it causes more distress than joy.
21.02.2025 19:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Fewer than 10 per cent of physician associates (PA) are regulated at present.
We were told the purpose of regulation was to impose standards and accountability. But that should be now, not in 2027
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
Happy birthday #Bodlet 🥳
17.02.2025 03:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#vanceisabawbag
Away and lie in yer ain pish ya absolute walloper
Lies lies and more lies
Mon then
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It appears that I have become my mother. I am ✨obsessed✨ with M&S 🤣
16.02.2025 09:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Is there a way to tell your boss “sorry this holiday destination is too lovely, I can’t come back” - asking for a friend 👉🏾👈🏾
03.02.2025 16:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We've launched a new version of the Rainbow NHS Badge!
Info here :)
bsky.app/profile/drmi...
nails are done, out of office is on, and I’m on a plane, see ya ✌🏾 💅🏾
(yes i used the cat as a backdrop)
Day 126836 of January and I am losing the will to live 😵💫
30.01.2025 08:57 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0❗ Reminder for SAS doctors in Scotland ❗
⌛ Time is running out to have your say on the pay offer
🗳️Vote closes noon on Monday
Read more 👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2025/01/13/s...
Yup 🤣
Had been to Costco a couple of days ago and the packs of 30 were reduced
This storm is outing my small problem with Diet Coke. Had to bring 90 cans in off the balcony last night 🤣
24.01.2025 19:37 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0