Physician associates graduate to ‘no jobs’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qgxxxpggyo

Posted by Fox_9810

9 Comments

  1. Original_Success3895 on

    F’d around going into debt doing a bad degree at Ulster University. 

    Found out.

  2. >While there is no written guarantee of a job at the end of the course,
    students said there was an assurance along the way that they would be
    needed to fill posts in the workforce.

    Don’t worry. A Redditor told me it was a good thing immigrants are now 80% of the NHS.

  3. Ok-Armadillo-4160 on

    They can join the out of work doctors as well where there aren’t enough training posts for doctors to progress, and not enough GP jobs as GP surgeries are getting incentives to hire PA/ACPs instead.

  4. Mountainenthusiast2 on

    Well that’s something I suppose. The PA role is a dangerous way to save money on properly training Doctors. It’s a shame the role wasn’t used as it was initially intended. I don’t want some PA in charge of my anaesthetic, thank you.

  5. The number of degrees is always increasing, with new job promises and brilliant futures, but it’s just business—‘Education Business.’

    Still, the job prospects for people with medical careers in the UK are rigged because the NHS controls 80% of the health market.

  6. ZakalweTheChairmaker on

    *“We felt an indispensable part of the team wherever we worked…”*

    Why does this article exist then?

  7. CherryDragon57 on

    I think articles like this are slightly misleading. It’s not a “2 year degree” it’s a 3 year undergraduate followed by a 2 year graduate PA program, OR a 4 year integrated masters program. So 4-5 years, not 2.