Consultation on the regulation of the medical associate professions (MAPs)

In order to respond to rising and changing demand in health care for the UK population, new roles are being introduced, and others extended, within NHS multidisciplinary teams. 
Four of these new roles can be grouped under the heading of medical associate professions. These are:

• Physician Associate (PA)
• Physicians’ Assistant (Anaesthesia) (PA(A))
• Surgical Care practitioner (SCP)
• Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP)

None of the medical associate practitioner roles are currently subject to statutory regulation. As they become more widely employed in the health service, it is necessary to explore the options for professional regulation, which the Department of Health is starting to do via a consultation which runs until late December.

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