Join us for this episode for an insightful conversation with Professor Partha Kar and Dr Ajay Verma.

We delve into the controversy surrounding physician associates and discuss their roles in the Royal College of Physicians.

This is part 1 - with more to come next week.

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In this episode, we hear from Christopher Snowdon who is the head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs.

Chris wrote a recent article, entitled The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates, in which he argues that the interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients. Chris talks about he sees this as the driving force for the recent anti-PA campaign.

Chris is the author of Killjoys, Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism, The Art of Suppression: Pleasure, Panic and Prohibition Since 1800, The Spirit Level Delusion, and, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist. You can find him tweeting at @cjsnowdon

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Richard Marks, anaesthetist in London and co-founder of Anaesthetists United (AU) . They are now in a legal battle with the General Medical Council (GMC) over the way that regulation for PAs and AAs has been introduced.

Specifically, AU feels that delegating the setting of scope of practice to individual hospitals, rather than having a nationally-set standard, is a mistake and puts both patients and Associates themselves at risk.

AU are crowdfunding their legal case. You can contribute at https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-misleading-patients/ and find out more about AU at www.anaesthetistsunited.com

And you can contact them at team@anaesthetistsunited.com

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