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"This is an agenda to substitute doctors with lesser qualified staff" Must watch interview where Dr Robert Laurenson explains how Physician Associates are dumbing down the NHS workforce "For the last 15 years Junior Doctors have seen their pay eroded by 26%... This means a doctor starting at £15 an hour should now be paid £21 an hour" @RobLaurensonD4P "The strike action has cost the government over £3 billion, and pay restoration would have cost £1.3 billion" "Did you know a Physician Associate is paid 35% more than a Junior Doctor" "What is a Physician Associate? Years ago they used to be called Physicians Assistants. The intention, so we were told was to help us with simple administrative task. But their role has morphed into something else, and it's dangerous" "Physician Associates say they are trained in the medical model. They investigate and diagnose patients and start management plans. But these are people with a two years masters degree, in comparison to a doctor with a five year degree" "They're unregulated. There are no standards for them. They see patients up and down the country in hospitals and primary care. And they might be saying they are a clinician and part of the medical team" "This is an agenda to substitute doctors with lesser qualified staff"