Physician Associate Scope of Practice
Dear Grampian Health Board,
I am writing to request information regarding the scope of practice of Physician Associates within your organisation under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
1. Do your Physician Associates perform any clinical procedures not listed in the General Medical Council’s Physician Associate Registration Assessment (PARA) content map (pages 21 and 22 - "Core Procedures")? If yes, please list these additional procedures and provide any relevant governance documents (e.g. policies, procedures, SOP documents). If these documents are extensive, summaries or key excerpts will suffice.
2. Is your organisation aware of any safety incidents involving Physician Associates performing clinical procedures? If yes, please provide details.
3. Do your Physician Associates and their consultant supervisors adhere to the guidelines outlined in the “Safe Scope of Practice for Medical Associate Professionals (MAPs)” document published by the British Medical Association? If not, please provide a summary of the activities performed by Physician Associates in your organisation that fall outside these guidelines.
The GMC PARA content map is available at: https://www.gmc-uk.org/-/media/documents...
The BMA Safe Scope of Practice for Medical Associate Professionals (MAPs) is available at: https://www.bma.org.uk/media/tkcosjt1/ma...
Thank you for your assistance with this request.
Yours faithfully,
Michael Bridger
Dear Mr Bridger,
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Thank you for your email dated 10 August 2024, requesting information
regarding Physician Associate Scope of practice. We have recorded this
request and are currently processing it in accordance with the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
A response to your request for information is due by 6 September 2024.
Please allow for delivery time.
We will contact you again in due course.
Best wishes,
Susie
Susie Nattrass
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
NHS Grampian
Rosehill House
Cornhill Road
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZG
Phone: 01224 554983
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Dear Mr Bridger,
Please find attached response to your request.
Please accept our apologies for the delay.
Regards
Susie
Susie Nattrass
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
NHS Grampian
Rosehill House
Cornhill Road
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZG
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