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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...
UMAPs Position Statement Regarding Unilateral BMA Imposition of Scope on MAP Workforce
UMAPs deems that it is inappropriate for a union, that does not represent MAPs, to unilaterally redefine and attempt to impose a scope of practice on another profession, and as such the BMA are acting outside of their remit. This document was produced without...
