Stop Replacing Our Doctors With Non-Medics!
DHSC and NHS England should not be replacing qualified doctors with Physician Assistants and various other 'practitioners' or 'consultants'. Patients are being misled and confused whilst receiving dangerous and substandard healthcare. Retain and recruit fully qualified doctors.
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- 24 NOV 2025Petition rejectedno-action
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- 22 SEPT 2025Petition created
Background
GPs are redundant and driving Ubers to make a living whilst patients wait for appointments. RDs cannot find training places. Many are leaving the NHS, even the country, to develop their careers. They are being let down, as are we patients. Not surprising that they are striking. Funding is there. Stop paying PAs over the odds and start recruiting and retaining doctors who have studied medicine for years. The recent Leng review is being ignored. Patients have died at the hands of PAs.