Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94820

Physician Assistants: Health Services

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS England’s recent guidance on physician associates on patient services.

Answer

Karin Smyth
In response to the Independent Review of Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates (the Leng Review), NHS England wrote a letter and published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide guidance and support to the system on the implementation of t...

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