- D W J McCreadie, retired emergency medicine consultant
- Warwick, UK
- dwjmccreadie{at}hotmail.co.uk
Surgeons have criticised a trust for using a surgical care practitioner (SCP) to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomies.1 The review identifies, however, that anyone with long exposure and dexterity can carry out a procedure well in selected patients.2 The whole premise of non-doctors such as anaesthesia associates, advanced clinical practitioners, physician associates, and SCPs is that they can …