“Associate” medics were meant to assist doctors, not replace them
GP practices have been able to hire physician associates, and what they are allowed to do has gone under the radar.
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GP practices have been able to hire physician associates, and what they are allowed to do has gone under the radar.
By Phil WhitakerThe New Statesman’s medical editor on how years of austerity have left the NHS in crisis.
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By Phil WhitakerBioNTech is attempting to deploy the vaccination technology it developed for Covid as a weapon against malignancy.
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By Phil WhitakerThe disease has traditionally been regarded as having low transmissibility – however, case numbers suggest that view might need…
By Phil Whitaker