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Daniel Keane

Ban physician associates from diagnosing patients after woman's blood clot death, says doctor's union

Physician associates should be banned from diagnosing patients following the death of a woman whose blood clot was missed twice, the British Medical Association has said.

In a landmark document published on Thursday, the union warned that PAs are “working in roles that increasingly cross the line” into situations that require the expertise of a doctor.

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