Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77681
Physician Assistants
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Olivia Blake
Labour — Sheffield Hallam
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Physician Associates are supported to transition into new roles within the NHS on equal bands to their current roles.
Answer
Karin SmythThe principal question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician assistants (PAs) and physician assistants in anaesthesia, still legally known as physician associates and anaesthesia associates, are safe and effective. The review’s f...
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