Is medicine being dumbed down?
In this episode I look at the work of doctors being done by other professionals and try to balance the issues that surround it.
Links:
My rapid response from the BMJ in 2006: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1325146/
Labels and role confusion: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/13/public-confused-over-physician-associates-working-in-nhs-research-finds
Pay issues and regulation: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12710201/Some-physician-associates-paid-90-000-year-twice-junior-doctors-salary-not-regulated.html
A sad case of a death: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66211103
Endoscopy explained: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/endoscopy
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