Physicians Associate

Physician associates (PA’s) are graduates who have undertaken postgraduate training and they work under the supervision of a doctor and other members of the practice team to provide patient care.

They are able to:

• Take medical histories from patients
• Carry out physical examinations
• See patients for on the day or scheduled appointments
• Manage and treat patients of all ages and make referrals
• Visit patients at home, nursing or residential homes
• Review and act on laboratory results
• Run specialist clinics such as family planning, baby checks, long term conditions or minor ops – with extra training
• Teach and supervise students
• Provide patient health promotion and disease prevention advice
• Help GPs with some admin tasks

The practice has 1 PA Ehtzaz Chadhuary (m). Ehtzaz is trained and qualified to run his own clinical appointments but always work under the supervision of a GP.