Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 70242
Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Sir Ashley Fox
Conservative — Bridgwater
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of acceptation of the recommendations of the Leng review on the number of (a) Physicians Associates and (b) Anaesthesia Associates.
Answer
Karin SmythThe principal question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician associates and anaesthesia associates, now to be known as physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesthesia, are safe and effective. The review’s findings we...
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