Physician Associates - Bereaved family vs GMC

The GMC don't actually want to regulate PA's. Being forced into it I think.
I don't understand how the prescription was issued to this young woman. PA s cannot prescribe. There is no system which will allow them too. So a discussion with a GP must have happened. A failure to ensure proper supervision isn't simply the individual PA s fault, it's systemic. GPs rarely have the time to manage their own workload. Never mind someone else's.

Though mind you I don’t disagree with you in the sense that more supervision is needed in lots of healthcare roles. But the problem comes from funding, time and support

That’s a lie, To become a physician associate you'll need to complete a postgraduate diploma or master's qualification in physician associate studies.
For this, you'll usually need a first undergraduate degree in a health or life sciences subject, such as:

• biochemistry
• medical science
• healthcare science
• nursing

I saw a nurse practitioner recently after trying to book a GP appt. Was given propranolol for health anxiety despite arguing this and having very real symptoms. Went back weeks later and saw a different nurse practitioner who told me I probably had a trapped nerve (unlikely to cause arm, leg, and face weakness) or again, health anxiety. Referred for counselling. Then a few weeks later saw a GP, who was looking to see what bloods I had done for my one sided weakness and brain fog I originally reported with. None. Turns out I had extremely low folate and b12 and peripheral neuropathy, and have been referred to neurology in case it's unrelated. No idea if I just got lucky with the GP or if they were just better trained.

You have to be careful not to make this a witch hunt about PA’s as the NHS needs educated individuals. These are still people with usually a bio med undergrad degree or similar and a 2 years masters degree - educated and valued people in our underfunded and crippled NHS system and ensure this remains a failure of the government. Do not drive more people out of healthcare.

Seems like failure of the system to ensure proper pathways and this particular individual being ‘overconfident’ instead of checking with a colleague than the PA profession in itself. In the article she writes about not leaving an NQT by themselves, I’m an ECT and was left totally by myself, not my fault and luckily I’m not overconfident and would use my initiative when unsure, but a failure of the system definitely and a failure of the children in my care to not ensure proper support. It is unfair to tarnish all with the same brush. Same thing could be applied to advanced nurse practitioners being able to diagnose and treat in GP surgeries. Our healthcare system is on its knees and if you can get valued individuals through the door to help then please do, of course, like every profession- there will be bad practitioners and it is awful and horrific if this happens. But you cannot tarnish all with the same brush.

Obvious condolences to this family who lost their daughter due to malpractice and system support failure. If their colleagues knew they were overconfident- why were they not more closely monitored with more support put in place?