Phil Whitaker
@pwhitakerwriter
General medical practitioner💙, medical commentator, medical editor @NewStatesman, novelist. Author of 'What Is a Doctor?' out now from @canongatebooks
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http://www.philwhitaker.co.uk 19-06-2013 11:32:57
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“MAPs have been let loose in the NHS with no scope or limitations of their practice – a situation that has been described by medics as the ‘Wild West’. When things go wrong, it is patients who suffer, and doctors who ultimately carry the can.” Excellent piece by Phil Whitaker
Department of Health and Social Care NHS England Workforce, Training and Education GMC Good Morning Britain The Telegraph Daily Mail Online The Mirror Thank you so much Phil Whitaker for writing such a detailed & eloquent article👏🏼👌🏼🙏🏼 Everyone should read it 🔥 Natalie Bennett Claudia Webbe Marina Purkiss Carol Vorderman Nick Ferrari Tom Swarbrick Peter Stefanovic Victoria Derbyshire Susanna Reid Janet Eastham Cecilia Adamou
If you’re concerned about what’s happening to medicine in this country with PAs & AAs replacing qualified doctors, please consider helping crowdfund the good folk at Anaesthetists United - grassroots anaesthetists who are taking a stand against the GMC’s involvement in the whole scandal
The New Statesman Phil Whitaker Superb article Nailed every point we are making Malfeasance at the highest levels of gvt , the GMC and RCs pose a major threat to patient safety
Dr Rachel Clarke Department of Health and Social Care NHS England GMC Phil Whitaker NOAM CHOMSKY: DEFUND DEMORALISE DESKILL PRIVATISE Having spoken to a Junior Doctor on a Junior Doctor’s March, years ago, I’ve known about this scandal for a long time. There is no emoji for the incandescence of my rage on behalf of Doctors-I’m just a retired English teacher!
The New Statesman Phil Whitaker A very fair article. Streeting needs to make some serious decisions asap. MAPs are not fit for purpose
Phil Whitaker brilliantly articulates the issue of MAPs and PAs; and the dangerous implications for our health system.
Brilliant well thought out, well researched, well written article Phil Whitaker
Richard Fitzgerald 💙 🦀 Phil Whitaker AoMRC Brilliant explanation that the public as well as professionals should see and take heed.
Dr Huw Phil Whitaker The New Statesman Brilliant summary of how it is.
I have only just read this, as it was a story I’m painfully familiar with. This, however, is as good a piece of health journalism as I have read. Hope that Wes Streeting MP GMC Royal College of Physicians RCGP noted it. Phil Whitaker thank you for this.
This is an absolutely excellent article by Phil Whitaker about medical associate professionals (MAPs) and other workforce problems. Highlights number of UK doctors who are exploring emigration too
A superb piece on the status quo in the UK health service by Phil Whitaker. An absolute must read.
Phil Whitaker 👏 If you want to understand the complex evolving debate about Physician's Associates (soon to be regulated by the GMC) & other MAPs (Medical Associated Professionals) now increasingly working in the NHS Read this 👇 #Healthcare #NHS Wes Streeting MP
The New Statesman Phil Whitaker Well worth reading and reposting
The New Statesman Phil Whitaker Very well articulated intricacies around the broken NHS problems. As an avid MedTwitter reader, I hadn’t picked up on some points you rightly piece together in this summary.
