General Practice Assistants (GPAs)

What is a General Practice Assistant? What do they do?

The GPA role was introduced in 2018 to safely deliver a combination of routine administrative tasks and some basic clinical duties in the general practice setting. Their focus is on supporting General Practitioners in their day-to-day management of patients, specifically aimed at reducing the administrative burden, making best use of consultations and supporting those particularly vulnerable to isolation who are regular attenders at the practice.