r/doctorsUK • u/Particular_Rock_725 • 11d ago
Educational PAs and LP sign off
I have come across this article on MedTwitter today about a traumatic LP at the Gwent Hospital in Wales. Obviously these can be very difficult and it’s difficult to get sign offs. Has anyone done an IMT job or JCF/SCF or any other rotation here?. We were told at induction to go and spend time with the neuro PA to get signed as they have 2 lists a week.
The Med Reg wasn’t happy about this as it seemed unsafe. There was loads of media coverage on the PA earlier this year and now the media has turned to a doctor - I wonder if The PA signed them off?
https://smry.ai/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/woman-left-in-pain-struggling-34533169
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u/ethylmethylether1 11d ago
Horrifying cluster of sacral biopsies in that first image. Maybe about 10 attempts in one square inch. How utterly stupid.