Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 11415

Physician Associates

Tabled: 28 October 2024
Answered: 6 November 2024

Question

Dr Peter Prinsley

LabourBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) bring forward legislative proposals to further regulate and (b) publish guidance on the (i) definition of the scope of practice and (ii) supervisory requirements for physici

Answer

Karin Smyth
The legislation to introduce statutory regulation for Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) was debated in the Scottish Parliament and both Houses of Parliament earlier this year.Regulation by the General Medical Council (GMC) will b...

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