Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 6725

Physician Associates

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024

Question

James Naish

Labour — Rushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to encourage practices to create salaried GP roles instead of using physician associates.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We have committed to training thousands more GPs across the country which will increase capacity in the system and take the pressure off those currently working in the system. NHS England is working to address training bottlenecks so the health service ha...
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