Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72583
Physician Assistants
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will consider reimbursing MSc training costs for physician associates who are no longer able to work in their profession.
Answer
Karin SmythThe principle question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesthesia, still legally known as anaesthesia associates and physician associates, are safe and effective. The review’s finding...
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