These guides and materials will give you the tools to work in partnership with your doctor, physician associate and anaesthesia associate, and let you know what you can expect from them. You can also find advice on what to do if you’re unhappy with your care, and links to organisations who can provide additional support.
You can access easy read versions of our patient guides. You can also email us to request another format or language.
This guide explains the key principles of our professional standards, how your doctor, physician associate, or anaesthesia associate should treat you, and how to work in partnership with them.
Speaking to your doctor, physician associate or anaesthesia associate can be daunting. But it’s important they support you when you’re making decisions about your care.
Find out what to expect if your doctor, physician associate or anaesthesia associate is worried about your child's safety.
This guide explains what to expect of doctors, physician associates and anaesthesia associates who carry out cosmetic procedures.
Lesbian, gay, bi, trans and Q+ (LGBTQ+) patients have the same rights as anyone else to safe, effective and appropriate care and treatment.
Information for patients who have been subject to any form of sexual misconduct by a doctor, physician associate or anaesthesia associate as well as those supporting them.
Tips to help you make sure that any medicine, treatment or health advice you get online, is safe and right for you. We’ve developed this guide in partnership with the General Pharmaceutical Council and other UK health organisations.
The professional standards for doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) sets out the values, knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of all doctors, PAs and AAs working in the UK.
We work with doctors, physician associates, anaesthesia associates, those they care for and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK.
