Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100530
NHS: Physician Associates
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat — Stratford-on-Avon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what alternative NHS roles are available to people who have completed accredited Physician Associate training but are unable to secure employment as Physician Associates.
Answer
Karin SmythRecruitment and retention of physician assistant, still legally known as physician associate (PA), roles into the National Health Service is the responsibility of individual employers in primary and secondary care as part of local and regional workforce p...
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