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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ella Pickover

More than 1,000 physician associates could enter NHS workforce each year

Physician associates work under the supervision of a doctor (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

More than 1,000 physician associates (PAs) could begin their careers in the NHS every year after regulators approved dozens of courses to teach them.

The General Medical Council (GMC) said it had given 36 courses formal approval to teach PAs and anaesthesia associates (AAs).

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