BMA backs family suing regulator over the role of physician associates in the NHS

ITV News can exclusively reveal that the British Medical Association (BMA) is joining legal action being brought by a bereaved family against the medical regulator over the role of physician associates in the NHS. The parents of 30-year-old Emily Chesterton, who died from a pulmonary embolism after she was misdiagnosed by a physician associate, accuse the General Medical Council (GMC) of putting patients at risk by failing to distinguish properly between the role of doctors and medical associates. They are joining a legal case against the GMC alongside the campaign group Anaesthetists United. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/