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Physician Associates

We are delighted to have a PA service here at the Barkantine Practice; our colleague is an important addition to our team and provides a high-quality service to patients. PAs are highly qualified practitioners holding a relevant degree and specific training qualifications including Master’s degrees in some cases.

PAs are trained to work within a defined scope of practice and limits of competence to perform the following duties:

• taking medical histories from patients
• carrying out physical examinations
• seeing patients with undifferentiated diagnoses
• seeing patients with long-term chronic conditions
• formulating differential diagnoses and management plans
• carrying out diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• developing and delivering appropriate treatment and management plans
• requesting and interpreting diagnostic studies
• providing health promotion and disease prevention advice for patients.

If you are offered a PA appointment this may be over the telephone or in person, depending on your needs.

Our PA is:

• Zaynab Yusuf