Preliminary Advice for members on employment arrangements following the Leng Review and related NHS guidance
We’ve published updated our advice. Please visit our new page here for the latest guidance. We understand there is a lot of uncertainty for MAPs and employers on how to proceed following the release of the Leng Review, its recommendations and the subsequent letter...
UMAPs Statement on the targeting and abuse of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs)
For the past two years, Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) have been the targets of a malicious, coordinated campaign of attack from the BMA and DoctorsVote. We have weathered a torrent of online abuse, bullying in the workplace, and been the...
UMAPs & CMAPs Joint Statement on the GMC Accreditation of PA & AA Programmes
The College of Medical Associate Professionals and United Medical Associate Professionals Trade Union would like to extend our sincere congratulations to all the universities who have now received accreditation for their PA and AA programmes from the General Medical...
UMAPs Trade Union – Statement on our application for a Certificate of Independence
United Medical Associate Professionals Trade Union (UMAPs) are delighted to announce that today, 29th April 2025, we received our official Certificate of Independence as a Trade Union. The certificate grants us the status of an independent trade union ‘within...
