Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87535

Physician Assistants: Training

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to physician associate students approaching qualification (a) in general and (b) who have self-funded training to help them enter employment in the NHS.

Answer

Karin Smyth
In response to the Independent Review of Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates (the Leng Review), NHS England wrote to the individuals most affected by the recommendations, setting out where they can find support if required. Further information...

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