Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Physician associates

  • Physician associates and independent prescribers

    JMS PearceHull, England A recent high-profile death in London has led to doctors’ concerns about medical associate professions.1,2 A thirty-year-old woman died from a pulmonary embolism after seeing a physician associate (PA). This led to the case being discussed widely in the media, on social media, and in Parliament by Barbara Keeley MP: Emily Chesterton…