Dr Heidi Mounsey, medicolegal consultant at Medical Protection, provides some helpful advice for GP locums to consider as they supervise or manage physician associates
Medical Protection has received a number of queries about supervision and the working arrangements of physician associates (PAs). We know that this has been an area of concern for doctors and has generated a lot of debate in recent months.
We therefore thought that it would be helpful to summarise some of the key points to be considered when a PA is employed to work in the general practice setting.