Reducing Risk - Physician Associates in New Zealand: Lessons from the UK
The Medical Protection New Zealand podcastShow Notes
The role of Physician Associate (PA) has been added to the growing number of allied healthcare providers in New Zealand. The PA role has been intensely scrutinised in the UK following a number of high profile cases, resulting in a Government Inquiry. We discuss the report findings of the Leng report and its implications for New Zealand as our Medical Council deliberate on how to appropriately regulate Physician Associates here.
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