Podcast – James Catton – Weathering the Physician Associate storm

The General Practice Podcast

In today's episode, Ben is joined by James Catton, Physician Associate in General Practice, host of the Physician Associate Podcast and a PA Ambassador. Together, they deep dive into the role and responsibilities of a PA Ambassador, and discuss James' own creation, The Physician Associate Podcast. Throughout their conversation, James and Ben explore the challenges Physician Associates are currently facing and provide insights into the reasons behind this complex topic. They also offer valuable guidance on how to support PA's effectively and maximise their contributions within practices. James generously shares resources to assist individuals during these challenging times.

Introduction (0:09)

The role of a Physician Ambassador (0:21)

The Physician Associate Podcast (1:25)

Physician Associate listeners (2:16)

Challenging time for Physician Associates.. (3:03)

Factors contributing to the challenging time for PA's (3:31)

PA’s being targeted.. (4:41)

Numbers of PA’s working in General Practice? (6:26)

PA’s experiences so far within General Practice? (7:40)

What would be helpful? (8:45)

Additional roles.. (9:36)

What next? (11:13)

Essential support PA's Require (11:47)

Building a supportive Network within PCN's (13:13)

Emphasising the value of teamwork (14:18)

Enhancing support for PA's working alone (15:35)

Looking to the future.. (15:59)

Resources for PA’s & for supporting PA’s.. (17:53)

Listen to ‘The Physician Associate Podcast’ here, access ‘The PA+PER Magazine’ here, & ‘The Faculty of Physician Associates’ (FPA) here.

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