Doctors’ union launches legal action against regulator the General Medical Council over ‘dangerous blurring of the lines’ on role of ‘cut price medic’ physician associates

The British Medical Association said the GMC needs to act before the ‘uncontrolled experiment’ of using lesser qualified staff ‘leads to more unintended patient harm’. The British Medical Association said the GMC needs to act before the ‘uncontrolled experiment’ of using lesser qualified staff ‘leads to more unintended patient harm’.