Is this the writing on the wall for First Contact and Advanced Practitioners in the NHS?
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In May 2026, the British Medical Association, the largest doctors’ union in the UK, published the findings of a survey of over 5,000 doctors on the role of Advanced Practitioners (APs), with 81% saying that the way APs currently work poses a risk to patient safety. This was reflected in a new position statement from the Royal College of Physicians, suggesting that replacing doctors with other roles created ‘a real risk of fragmented care and harm to patient safety’.
To understand the degree of antipathy against…
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