Medicine

Vista Health: "Full Body MRI Scan"

See here for other articles on dodgy “MRI Cancer Scans” Vista Health, another favourite. We’ve already covered the fact there is no such thing as a “full body cancer screen”, and how these types of screening-not-screenings can cause harm.

MAPs searches

A set of searches that I tend to undertake a couple of times a week. All UK-based .org domains mentioning PAs in last month All .co.uk domains mentioning PAs in last week (excluding some news sites / forums) All .

MAPs map

Map of MAPs. This is based on the MAPs Scope of Practice published by the British Medical Association. Once responses start coming back, results of the requests will be plotted on a map, available for the public to peruse as they see fit.

Doctors are fed up: the stats

Happy leap-year-day? My attention was drawn to this piece from Full Fact: So I sumbitted a request to the Australian Department of Home Affairs for the following information: Number of General Migration (subclasses 189, 190 and 491) and Employer Sponsor Migration (subclasses 186, 187 and 482) visa applications lodged, granted, refused and on hand from 2013 to 2023 (inclusive), by year, for applicants with British nationality or applying from the UK, for Medical Practitioner ANZSCO 253.

Cabinet Secretary for Health: FOI Jan 24

This is in follow-up to the HSCS committee hearing, 16/01/24. Original request, 16 January 2024: I refer to your appearance before the HSCS Committee today, 16th January 2024, regarding the regulation and expansion of Medical Associate Professional roles within NHS Scotland.

GMC FOI re MAPs: follow-up

This is in follow-up to the original request made to the General Medical Council (GMC) in October 2023, regarding the regulation of Medical Associate Professionals (MAPs) in the UK. Follow-up, dated 8 December 2023: