Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101171
General Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Rachel Blake
Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to help ensure that GPs are not replaced with Physician Associates.
Answer
Karin SmythWe are clear that physician assistants, still legally known as physician associates, are there to support doctors, not replace them. Professor Leng’s recent review findings were clear that, with changes in line with its recommendations, there remains a pl...
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