Legislation is set to be put forward to Parliament next year to introduce professional standards and regulation of NHS managers.

Patient safety will be at the forefront of changes to the roles of NHS physician associates (PAs), who should “never be used to replace doctors”, the Health Secretary has said.

Physician associates (PAs) should be banned from seeing patients who have not been reviewed by a medic to prevent the risk of “catastrophic” misdiagnoses, a Government-ordered report has found ...

Physician Associates should be banned from diagnosing untriaged patients, review says Physician associates have been used as substitutes for doctors, despite having significantly less training.

Campaigners from all over the country descended on Wigan Infirmary to urge action to be taken over its allegedly overheated premises.

Physician associates (PAs) should be banned from seeing patients who have not been reviewed by a medic to prevent the risk of "catastrophic" misdiagnoses, a Government-ordered report has found.

The parents of a woman who died after her blood clot was misdiagnosed by someone who she thought was a doctor have called a government-ordered review "a missed opportunity". Marion and Brendan ...

The appointment is a similar approach to NHS England where a new government initiative is sending top doctors into support health trusts where more people are waiting for treatment and out of work.

"NHS teams across West Yorkshire will be working throughout the strike period to keep people safe and well, but services will be affected. Our region’s hospitals and mental health trusts will be ...

News Greater Manchester News Salford 'Our daughter died for goodness sake - we need real change' Emily Chesterton, from Salford, died after being misdiagnosed by someone she believed to be a doctor ...

The mental health courses are open to NHS staff. Current students have been told they will be supported by the university with completing their studies.