Jane Dodds
@janedodds.bsky.social
Interested in integrity in the NHS and public life, most importantly, patient safety. Not Jane Dodds MS.
Which lives are being ruined? Patients, doctors or PAs? It is very difficult for you as the mother of a PA to be clear about this. Anyway I am willing to bet your daughter’s life is not being ruined. You know a PA who was responsible for a death is still working in another practice?
February 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Which lives are being ruined? Patients, doctors or PAs? It is very difficult for you as the mother of a PA to be clear about this. Anyway I am willing to bet your daughter’s life is not being ruined. You know a PA who was responsible for a death is still working in another practice?
I doubt that this will happen as people are only becoming aware of it now and I think the lobby against lowering standards in healthcare will grow. This isn’t ’hateful’ ‘bullying’ or ‘bigoted’ it is simply preferring a qualified doctor over a PA or AA. It is about knowledge,standards and safety.
February 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I doubt that this will happen as people are only becoming aware of it now and I think the lobby against lowering standards in healthcare will grow. This isn’t ’hateful’ ‘bullying’ or ‘bigoted’ it is simply preferring a qualified doctor over a PA or AA. It is about knowledge,standards and safety.
I can see how you would like this debate to go away and for those who are opposed to the unsafe practice of replacing doctors with vastly less trained PAs and AAs to be silenced.
February 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I can see how you would like this debate to go away and for those who are opposed to the unsafe practice of replacing doctors with vastly less trained PAs and AAs to be silenced.
Also if you think I have the wrong case please enlighten me with the case we are referring to?
February 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Also if you think I have the wrong case please enlighten me with the case we are referring to?
Wow. I am an apologist for hate speak and bullies because I believe you need to be a qualified doctor to insert and bolt into a persons head without their being able to consent? Nope. Where I am from that is so obvious it is called common sense.
February 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Wow. I am an apologist for hate speak and bullies because I believe you need to be a qualified doctor to insert and bolt into a persons head without their being able to consent? Nope. Where I am from that is so obvious it is called common sense.
On the contrary I’m v concerned.
Procedure done by PA- under Consent Form 4 ie patient could give not consent- also signed by PA
And no evidence of senior involvement for a Left Frontal Bolt insertion in a patients head.
Forgive me if I chose to be concerned for the patient.
Procedure done by PA- under Consent Form 4 ie patient could give not consent- also signed by PA
And no evidence of senior involvement for a Left Frontal Bolt insertion in a patients head.
Forgive me if I chose to be concerned for the patient.
February 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
On the contrary I’m v concerned.
Procedure done by PA- under Consent Form 4 ie patient could give not consent- also signed by PA
And no evidence of senior involvement for a Left Frontal Bolt insertion in a patients head.
Forgive me if I chose to be concerned for the patient.
Procedure done by PA- under Consent Form 4 ie patient could give not consent- also signed by PA
And no evidence of senior involvement for a Left Frontal Bolt insertion in a patients head.
Forgive me if I chose to be concerned for the patient.
What was this PA doing? ‘What qualifications and trainings does the PA have to place something inside someone's skull.’? It is terrifying that PAs who have 2 years training are performing brain surgery! Look it from the other side if you can.
February 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM
What was this PA doing? ‘What qualifications and trainings does the PA have to place something inside someone's skull.’? It is terrifying that PAs who have 2 years training are performing brain surgery! Look it from the other side if you can.
I seriously doubt doctors are worried about their status.
February 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I seriously doubt doctors are worried about their status.
I really haven’t seen the vilifying you are speaking about but I do think there is an issue with PAs being paid band 7 at the get go when far more qualified staff who are held responsible and are regulated are paid less - midwives ANP, paramedics and doctors etc
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I really haven’t seen the vilifying you are speaking about but I do think there is an issue with PAs being paid band 7 at the get go when far more qualified staff who are held responsible and are regulated are paid less - midwives ANP, paramedics and doctors etc
It is now the Royal Colleges (representing 1000’s of doctors and responsible for standards) highlighting the problem not just a small group. People who are not doctors and who only have two years education are dangerously replacing doctors GPs anaesthetists, surgeons it cannot continue safely.
February 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It is now the Royal Colleges (representing 1000’s of doctors and responsible for standards) highlighting the problem not just a small group. People who are not doctors and who only have two years education are dangerously replacing doctors GPs anaesthetists, surgeons it cannot continue safely.
Can’t you see this is a smear? You are saying doctors are trying to frighten the public, and just worried about their jobs and status.
February 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Can’t you see this is a smear? You are saying doctors are trying to frighten the public, and just worried about their jobs and status.
I think people would want the job. It is very well paid. Most science graduates do not get paid that much.
February 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I think people would want the job. It is very well paid. Most science graduates do not get paid that much.
I think they should retrain with GEM. That way they would be properly qualified.
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I think they should retrain with GEM. That way they would be properly qualified.
Ask PAs what sort of degree they have &where they got it from and if they applied for medicine first. PAs who go onto GEM say their first degree was of little to no consequence. PA is a two year course, easy to get on I can’t see how you think this makes them well qualified professionals.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Ask PAs what sort of degree they have &where they got it from and if they applied for medicine first. PAs who go onto GEM say their first degree was of little to no consequence. PA is a two year course, easy to get on I can’t see how you think this makes them well qualified professionals.
I certainly won’t be happy if people are left with nothing but I do not see that what is happening now can continue.
February 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I certainly won’t be happy if people are left with nothing but I do not see that what is happening now can continue.
I expect those in permanent posts in GP practices will remain but will have to work to scope/ be redeployed but again work to scope which seems correct to me.
February 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I expect those in permanent posts in GP practices will remain but will have to work to scope/ be redeployed but again work to scope which seems correct to me.
This is from the president of the RCGP not RCP.
February 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is from the president of the RCGP not RCP.
You have seen this haven’t you?
February 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
You have seen this haven’t you?
Can you find that post for me?
February 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Can you find that post for me?
Are you suggesting a doctor wrote a post suggesting all PAs should be shot?
February 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Are you suggesting a doctor wrote a post suggesting all PAs should be shot?
In it in the 2 years light vs 5 years heavy. They just do not have the solid base to replace doctors. I know you say they are not doing that but all the evidence I see shows they are often working way outside their education and are replacing doctors.
February 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In it in the 2 years light vs 5 years heavy. They just do not have the solid base to replace doctors. I know you say they are not doing that but all the evidence I see shows they are often working way outside their education and are replacing doctors.
I have looked up mysticsid1 and he is clearly a far right loon and certainly not a doctor. I actually already had him blocked.
February 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I have looked up mysticsid1 and he is clearly a far right loon and certainly not a doctor. I actually already had him blocked.
I see plenty of PAs doing that on Twitter. I find doctors are more reasoned and fact based normally. Doctors are interested in patient safety and maintaining gold standard medical education.
February 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I see plenty of PAs doing that on Twitter. I find doctors are more reasoned and fact based normally. Doctors are interested in patient safety and maintaining gold standard medical education.