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DH consults on regulation of medical associate professions
At the end of 2017 the Department of Health consulted on the regulation of four types of medical associate profession. The consultation proposed the statutory regulation of physician associates (PAs) and sought further information on statutory regulation of Physician's Assistants (Anaesthesia) (PA(A)s). However it proposed not introducing further regulation for Surgical Care Practitioners (SCPs) and Advanced Critical Care Practitioners (ACCPs) at present. This came while DH and the NMC were also consulting on the upcoming regulation of Nursing Associates.