Physician Assistant Representation at the GMC and MPTS

Registered Physician Assistants: Legal Representation and Legal Advice

Physician Assistants, a new profession to be regulated by the GMC, can face fitness to practise proceedings at the University during training, or at the GMC (once qualified) – similar to the proceedings that qualified medical doctors may face.

 

Advice and Representation in Physician Assistants’ GMC Fitness to Practise Proceedings

Once qualified, a Registered Physician Assistant is subject to the GMC’s code of conduct, and they can face fitness to practise allegations in the same way that a qualified doctor can. Many of our pages are related to doctors but many of the themes will also be relevant to Physician Assistants who are undergoing fitness to practice or other processes. See our overview of GMC procedures and how we assist doctors: GMC Representation

Advice and Representation in Physician Assistants University-Level Fitness to Practice Proceedings

The GMC requires organisations that train Physician Associates not to permit anyone to graduate with a registrable qualification if their fitness to practise is demonstrably impaired. As a consequence, training organisations will bring fitness to practise proceedings against physician associate students where there is cogent evidence of unsuitability to continue with their training. See our dedicated page on how we assist Student Physician Associates: Student Physician Assistants: University Fitness to Practice Proceedings

Doctors Defence Service advises and represents Registered Physician Assistants in University, GMC and MPTS proceedings, employment-level disciplinary hearings, appeal hearings, and grievance hearings. For more information, contact Doctors Defence Service on 0800 10 88 739