PAs in primary care manage similar clinical presentations to GPs — using the same clinical tools, the same guidelines, and the same management pathways.
Shared tools: NICE CKS (management reference), BNF (prescribing reference), iatroX (clinical Q&A, calculators, CPD), GPnotebook (broad reference).
Shared guidelines: NICE guidelines, local formularies, antimicrobial guidelines.
Working relationship: PAs and GP trainees are often in similar clinical positions — managing undifferentiated presentations, building clinical knowledge, preparing for professional exams.
Key distinction: PAs escalate to the supervising GP. Understanding and respecting scope boundaries is essential for effective MDT working.
iatroX serves the entire primary care clinical team equally — GPs, PAs, pharmacists, and other practitioners sharing the same guideline-grounded platform.