Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72584
Physician Assistants: Redundancy
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, whether his Department plans to provide financial compensation to physician associates made redundant as a result of changes to clinical guidance.
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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