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The second in our occasional series looking at the role of physician associates addresses the broader national picture as well as containing some useful advice for general practice on how to find and attract PAs. This week Ben talks to Jeannie Watkins, President and Chair of the Professional Standards Sub-Committee at the Faculty of Physician Associates at the Royal College of Physicians. You can also listen to our first podcast in this series, where Ben talks with two current physician associates about their role, here.

Show Notes

Jeannie’s route into becoming a physician associate (1min 26secs)

The value a PA can add to general practice (2mins 18secs)

“Horses for courses” – focus on what the practice needs (2mins 53secs)

Overcoming the reticence to appointing a PA – the numbers are swelling (3mins 44secs)

350 PAs – 20% in general practice (4mins 44secs)

Becoming a mainstream part of general practice (6mins 01secs)

They can’t prescribe or order x-rays…yet (6mins 27secs)

The time spent on supervision (7mins 49secs)

What a practice needs to do to support a PA (9mins 09secs)

Practices become advocates once they invest in a PA (11mins 38secs)

Resources available for employers (12mins 37secs)

The costs of employing a PA (13mins 30secs)

Indemnity costs (14mins 32secs)

Finding a PA (14mins 44secs)

Sponsoring a PA (15mins 14secs)

Placements for PAs (16mins 06secs)

Converting a placement into an employee (16mins 43secs)

A profession on the rise (18mins 03secs)

Getting in touch with Jeannie (18mins 33secs)

Converting a placement into an employee (16mins 43secs)

Jeannie’s email address at the Faculty is Jeannie.watkins@rcplondon.ac.uk

The Faculty website containing a wealth of useful resources is available at http://www.fparcp.co.uk/