The medical care practitioner: Developing a physician assistant equivalent for the United Kingdom

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-17

  Parle, Jim V ^a   Ross, Nick M ^a   Doe, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33745951655     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00441.x     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Shaw C. 2002-based national population projections for the United Kingdom and constituent countries. Popul Trends 2004; (115): 6-15.
2. Will consumerism lead to better health [editorial]? Lancet 2005; 366: 343.
3. Jones L, Fisher T. Workforce trends in general practice in the UK: results from a longitudinal study of doctors' careers. Br J Gen Pract 2006; 56: 134-136.
4. Davidson JM, Lambert TW, Parkhouse J, et al. Retirement intentions of doctors who qualified in the United Kingdom in 1974: postal questionnaire survey. J Public Health Med 2001; 23: 323-328.
5. Department of Health. European Working Time Directive. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HumanResourcesAndTraining/ WorkingDifferently/EuropeanWorkingTimeDirective/fs/en (accessed Mar 2006).
6. American Academy of Physician Assistants. Information about PAs and the PA profession. Available at: http://www.aapa.org/geninfo1.html (accessed Mar 2006).
7. NHS Modernisation Agency. Changing workforce programme: new ways of working in health care. Available at: http://www.modern.nhs.uk/scripts/default.asp?site_id=15 (accessed Jun 2006).
8. Department of Health. Code of practice for the international recruitment of healthcare professionals (2004). Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/ PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/ en?CONTENT_ID=4097730&chk=DI/b1A (accessed Mar 2006).
9. Department of Health. The Competence and Curriculum Framework Steering Group on behalf of the Medical Care Practitioner National Programme Board. The competence and curriculum framework for the medical care practitioner: a consultation document. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/ PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/ en?CONTENT_ID=4123769&chk=YE6wNc (accessed Mar 2006).
10. Woodin J, McLeod H, McManus R, Jelphs K. Evaluation of US-trained physician assistants working in the NHS in England. The introduction of US-trained physician assistants to primary care and accident and emergency departments in Sandwell and Birmingham. Final report. Birmingham, UK: University of Birmingham, 2005. Available at: http://www.hsmc.bham.ac.uk/publications/pdf-reports/ Physician%20Assistant%20final%20report.pdf (accessed Mar 2006).
11. International Classification Committee for WONCA. ICPC-2. International classification for primary care. 2nd ed. Available at: http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/wicc/sensi.html (accessed Mar 2006).
12. World Health Organization. International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems. 10th revision. 2003. Available at: http://www3.who.int/icd/currentversion/fr-icd.htm (accessed Mar 2006).
13. Department of Health. Nurse and pharmacist prescribing powers extended. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PressReleases/ PressReleasesNotices/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4122999&chk=Mjc1MS (accessed Mar 2006).