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An Alarming Crisis Unveiled: Physician Associate and Anaesthesia Associate Students Facing Severe Bullying and Mental Health Impact
A recent preliminary survey by United Medical Associate Professionals (UMAPs) has revealed a severe mental health crisis among Physician Associate (PA) and Anaesthesia Associate (AA) students. The findings highlight a disturbing trend of bullying within the NHS,...
UMAPs Response to the Faculty of Physician Associates Announcement: “The Faculty of Physician Associates to Close in December 2024” (1)
Following the announcement made by the Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) yesterday, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has confirmed its decision to close the FPA on 31st December 2024. In light of recent developments, including multiple resignations from...
Your Forming Union Needs You
FAO Medical Associate Professionals, As some of you will be aware, there has been a growing number of cases in which members of our Medical Associate Professions (MAPs) are presenting to UMAPs with a need for legal counsel. Earlier this year, we published this...
Statement in Response to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Consultation on Physician Associates in General Practice
We are troubled by the findings of the recent RCGP survey and proposed halt to recruitment of Physician Associates in general practice. We have examined the findings of the survey and all subsequent recommendations very closely and disagree, in the strongest possible...
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UMAPs Statement in Response to the BMA Guidance for the Supervision of Medical Associate Professionals 22/05/2024 [1]
UMAPs expresses disappointment for the publication of further potentially harmful documents. As previously stated, the BMA, as a union for doctors, cannot unilaterally create and publish official guidance on scope or supervision of MAPs. Any attempt to do so can only...
UMAPs Statement in Response to the RCP Recommendations to Council document released 21/05/2024
Dear Dr Clarke FRCP, UMAPS would like to thank Dr Hilary Williams FRCP, and the post-RCP EGM short-life working group team for their efforts in participating. We appreciate your recognition of the difficult year PAs have endured since the DoctorsVote has led a...
UMAPs Statement on RCGP Physician Associate Survey
On April 22, 2024, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) sent a survey to its members to collect views and experiences regarding Physician Associates (PAs). United Medical Associate Professionals (UMAPs) recognise the RCGP's need to better understand the...
UMAPs Statement Regarding Change in BMA Stance on Scope of Practice Position Statement
UMAPs has heavily campaigned against the attempted infliction of the BMA scope of practice guidelines since its publication. Our response to this document was carefully curated and released here. We engaged with all stakeholders regarding the current situation over...
UMAPs Open Letter regarding National Health Service England Publication “Ensuring safe and effective integration of Physician Associates into general practice teams through good practice”
Dear Professor Sir Stephen Powis, Dr Navina Evans and Dr Claire Fuller, UMAPs wishes to take the opportunity to acknowledge NHS England’s (NHSE) work and dedication regarding their communications on the safe and effective integration of Physician Associates (PAs) in...
UMAPS media reaction for RCP vote on PAs. 25 March 2024
UMAPS, the professional association for physician associates (PAs), regrets the votes announced by members of the Royal College of Physicians looking at the future role of PAs in the NHS at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 13 March. Stephen Nash, UMAPS...
Final Verified Impact Survey Assessment Data
UMAPS recently carried out a survey into the effects that media reports and abusive social media posts are having on the lives and work of physician associates. After verification there were 448 valid submissions comprising eight anaesthesia associates (AA’s)...
Medical Associate Professionals State of the Workforce Revealed
UMAPs is an organisation created in November 2023 to unite the 3 strands of the Medical Associate Professions: Physician Associates, Anaesthesia Associates and Surgical Care Practitioners, after a noticeable uptick in negative press and social media posts. MAPs have...
