Absolutely damning report by independent Kings Fund on how Royal College of Physicians handled fellows' concerns about physician associates. *Parliament may have been misled.* Our commentary coming later today in BMJ. assets.kingsfund.org.uk/f/256914/x/d...

There's a lot of stories coming out recently about how parliament has been mislead about things. Were the last lot in charge reading any of the memos they were being sent, or were they just actively ignoring them?

It is clear that several colleges need to examine how they “engage with” their membership- not just their Fellows. Hopefully this will nudge them! My feeling is that anyone with integrity would consider their position untenable if highlighted in the report