Physician associates need new job title, says review

Philippa Roxby Health Reporter Getty Images The review recommends PAs wear a different uniform to doctors Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), who assist doctors in GP surgeries and hospitals, should be known as “assistants” to avoid confusing patients, an independent review says. The review recommends PAs and AAs wear standardised clothing and badges…

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Gaza stampede at GHF aid site kills at least 20

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday as thousands of hungry people tried to reach food at a distribution site in southern Gaza run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial Israeli and US-backed…

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