Louella Vaughan

2 weeks ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Louella Vaughan |Steve Robson

From colonial roots to 20 years of low-quality evidence from the NHS, physician associates are not what Australians deserve. The world is facing an international shortage of doctors. The root causes are complex – despite more doctors being trained than ever before, need is outstripping demand as the population ages and suffers from more chronic disease. The medical workforce is also aging, with ~30% of Australian doctors set to retire within the next decade.

Nov 14, 2024 | xpresschronicle.com | Louella Vaughan |Martin McKee

Louella Vaughan, consultant physician1, Martin McKee, professor of European Public Health2The decision to introduce legislation in the UK to regulate Physicians Associates (PAs) and Anaesthetic Associates (AAs) has been hotly contested. From a historical perspective, this is to be expected. The emergence of new occupational groups, especially where they impinge on existing ones, has often created tensions.

Nov 14, 2024 | bmj.com | Louella Vaughan |Martin McKee

Louella Vaughan, consultant physician1, Martin McKee, professor of European Public Health21Barts Health NHS Trust2London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineThe decision to introduce legislation in the UK to regulate Physicians Associates (PAs) and Anaesthetic Associates (AAs) has been hotly contested. From a historical perspective, this is to be expected. The emergence of new occupational groups, especially where they impinge on existing ones, has often created tensions.

Mar 28, 2024 | bmj.com | Partha Kar |Louella Vaughan

Partha Kar, consultant in diabetes and endocrinology, Portsmouth, Louella Vaughan, consultant in acute medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust, London On 13 March an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) debated five motions on the use of physician associates (PAs) in the NHS.1 Four of the motions, relating to their scope of practice, accountability, evaluation, and how PAs affect the training opportunities of doctors—not just those in formal training...

Dec 7, 2023 | bmj.com | Louella Vaughan |Nigel Edwards |Nuffield Trust

Louella Vaughan, senior clinical fellow1, Nigel Edwards, honorary visiting professor2 1Nuffield Trust, London, UK 2London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to: L Vaughan louella.vaughan{at}nuffieldtrust.org.uk Health leaders must take action to prevent contagion The world has faced a shortage of medical workforce for decades.1 Failure to tackle problems of recruitment and retention, accelerated by the covid-19 pandemic, is now manifesting in the closure of...