The BMA is providing financial support to a family challenging the General Medical Council’s distinction between doctors and physician associates. The campaign group Anaesthetists United is leading the legal case, arguing that the GMC has failed to properly differentiate between qualified doctors and physician associates. The BMA will cover legal costs for certain stages of the case. The case involves Marion and Brendan Chesterton, whose daughter Emily died in 2022 after appointments with a physician associate. This development highlights the ongoing controversy surrounding the role of physician associates in healthcare services.
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Physician associates: BMA backs family’s legal challenge to GMC over “blurring of lines”
