Memberships
Basic & Professional Membership
UMAPs supports MAPs across the UK. We represent our members, negotiate and bargain on their behalf and campaign for better working conditions.
Student Membership
PA and AA Students: you get access to student forums to network with other students and qualified MAPs, receive UMAPs updates, and get involved with the future of your union and career, as well as access to online educational events.
Support UMAPs
The current climate for MAPs is difficult. As a result, we are aiming to organise a multi-faceted PR response. but we need your support right now. Any donations you can provide are gratefully received to help UMAPs continue our work.
Memberships
Basic & Professional Membership
UMAPs supports Physician Associates, Anaesthesia Associates and Surgical Care Practitioners across the UK. We represent our members, negotiate and bargain on their behalf and campaign for better working conditions.
Student Membership
Support UMAPs
News & Updates
Standing Up for MAPs: Celebrating Our Union Reps This PA Week
PA Week 2025 PA Week is a time to celebrate the vital contribution of Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) to patient care across the NHS. Yet for many MAPs, this year’s celebrations carry a deeper meaning - it has...
Quarter of Physician Associates felt ‘better off dead’ after Leng Review
A quarter of Physician Associates say they have felt they would be ‘better off dead’ since a Government-commissioned review which proposed severe restrictions on their work and down-graded their status was immediately adopted by the Government and NHS England.
UMAPs Welcomes GMC Court Ruling
United Medical Associate Professionals (UMAPs) wholeheartedly welcomes the decision by Mrs Justice Lambert to dismiss the judicial review claim by Anaesthetists United (AU) against the General Medical Council (GMC) on all grounds. In her...
