Medical associate professions
First introduced in 2015 as part of the continuing drive to provide safe, accessible and high-quality care for patients, the NHS has seen the expansion of medical associate professions (MAPs) working across multi-professional teams.
This article explains what these job roles are about, what that means for employers and resources to support their implementation.
Three roles have become increasingly important across both hospital and community services. These are collectively known as medical associate professions (MAPs) and they include:
Note that from December 2021 advanced critical care practitioners (ACCPs) were realigned as advanced practitioners.
Additional resources
Download our handy checklist to learn about the steps you can take to recruit and develop medical associate professionals (MAP) roles to your organisation.
This checklist includes useful steps on how to develop business plans, gain support from stakeholders, plan a recruitment campaign for MAPs, and provide an effective induction programme. It is based upon the experience of Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust and the learning it has gained from its work introducing physician associates.
Information on MAPs role can be found on NHS England's Workforce Training and Education web page.
NHS England has compiled a summary of existing guidance on the deployment of MAPs within the NHS.
Specific information on each of these roles can one the associated Royal College web page: