{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/65a8dc5857744000163cc0b7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is medicine being dumbed down?","description":"<p>In this episode I look at the work of doctors being done by other professionals and try to balance the issues that surround it.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><br></p><p>My rapid response from the BMJ in 2006:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1325146/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1325146/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Labels and role confusion:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/13/public-confused-over-physician-associates-working-in-nhs-research-finds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/13/public-confused-over-physician-associates-working-in-nhs-research-finds</a></p><p><br></p><p>Pay issues and regulation:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12710201/Some-physician-associates-paid-90-000-year-twice-junior-doctors-salary-not-regulated.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12710201/Some-physician-associates-paid-90-000-year-twice-junior-doctors-salary-not-regulated.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>A sad case of a death: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66211103\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66211103</a></p><p><br></p><p>Endoscopy explained: <a href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/endoscopy/#:~:text=An%20endoscopy%20is%20a%20test,endoscopy%20unit%20in%20a%20hospital.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/endoscopy</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}