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Well as much as I've tried bluesky and the content is all very lovely and warm and fuzzy, big issues doesn't get the traction required to push for change. Alas. Back to twitter it is.
Ronald MacDonald (mostly on #bluesky)
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Ronald MacDonald (mostly on #bluesky)
@quackophage
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- For the record: I realise I am not an F1, nor (as it stands) do I have the requisite knowledge or experience at the moment to perform the same role as an F1.
- Replying to @quackophage @toadmeister and @JuliaHB1LOL guess what It's Guantanamo Literally. Guantanamo Bay. This twatwaffle is using pictures of GUANTANAMO BAY to illustrate how "empty" wards are in the UK. You could not make this up
- PAs describing themselves as having undergone "medical school training", "holding registration ... from the Royal College of Physicians", selling their services online / on Facebook; we're OK with this? Can't wait for "GMC-registered" to be added to the list.
⛔️ Rebuttal An infographic with misinformation is currently being shared on social media. We corrected it for you 😉 🚨 MAPs, share away! #PhysicianAssociate #AnaesthesiaAssociate #MAPs #UMAPs #MedicalAssociateProfessionals #🐙Readers added contextThe timescale used to compare Physician Associates(PAs) to General Practitioners (GPs) is misleading, suggesting the roles are the same. GPs undergo significantly more training than PAs and the two are not equivalent roles, as confirmed by NHS England. england.nhs.uk/long-read/nhs-… healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/… healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/…- 12 mins to log into an NHS computer. A cheap, sufficiently sized SSD costs £20 these days. You’d literally make the money back within two or three logins.
- Can someone at @NHSHighland please explain why PAs are now supervising doctors at Raigmore Hospital? Is this a joke? Job advert posted 14/12/23. apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…
- Replying to @NHSHighlandSorry, but “posted in error” is for a typo. This is quite deliberately worded, for a PA to “clinically supervise” a doctor or nurse. I’m not satisfied with this explanation: This advert will have gone through multiple levels of approval. Try again.
- Hi @DrColinM: Tbh I’m disheartened and disappointed, though not surprised, by your retweet of @JimBethell. Tim and others have, for months, been trying to engage with the GMC in good faith. The response is a wall of silence, bar legitimate safety concerns dismissed as “nasty”.
- Replying to @toadmeister and @JuliaHB1You wouldn't generally be described as quick-witted, would you? Had you gone back to the source, rather than crudely copying and pasting a couple of graphs from The Spectator, you might have heeded the attached "Note on beds data". Course, it wouldn't fit your narrative 🤷
- Two jobs posted this year by the same trust, in the same specialty. One for a PA, one for an ST3-5. Both ~£55k. Make it make sense.
- The GMC's minutes from their MAPs Programme Board meetings over the last twelve months make for some hair-raising reading. "Is it time for us to lead, to convene, or to follow?" asks the GMC of itself. Some things that particularly stand out:
- In response to quoted tweet, a clinician in @NHSGrampian, who wishes to remain anonymous, has sent me the following screenshot from the NHS Grampian intranet. There it is, in black and white. "A newly qualified PA will be working at the equivalent level to a Foundation Doctor".
Slow clap, @NHSGrampian. You've done it again. "Intern physician associate" role, ie first year post-qual. £38-46k for 37.5hrs (F1 = £31-35k in 🏴). Teaching medical students and offering "learning opportunities" for "nursing staff and junior doctors". apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?… - The @RCObsGyn would like to tell you about the benefits of PAs within Obs & Gyn. PAs: - Work at ST1-2 level - Are a bit more expensive than an ST1-2 [sad face] but - They don't rotate (unlike those pesky jnrs) rcog.org.uk/media/fdtlufuh…
