Medical associates increase doctors' workload, survey finds

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By Sarah Lowden

More than half of doctors find working with physician associates or anaesthesia associates is making their work harder not easier, according to a survey.

More than 13,000 doctors answered a survey by the British Medical Association and more than half (55%) reported that their workload had increased as a result of working with a PA or AA.