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New role of doctors’ assistants starts at East Sussex
Six new doctors’ assistants have started in their roles at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust after the trust was given £80,000 by Health Education England (HEE) to run a six month pilot of the role.
Studies have shown that during their first four years of training doctors spend around half their time on administrative duties rather than treating patients. The new assistants will help junior doctors with their main tasks, but will have no responsibility for medication or independent decision-making.
Three of the new assistants will work in emergency surgery at Conquest Hospital, while the remaining three will work in acute medicine at Eastbourne District General Hospital.
Scarlett McNally, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon who is running the project, said: “This is exactly what the busy doctors on-call need – someone able to do simpler tasks when they are so busy. That’s got to be better for patient care. I think this model should be the blueprint for the NHS.”
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