Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15552

Physician Associates: Finance and Incentives

Tabled: 21 November 2024

Answered: 27 November 2024

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the (a) incentives and (b) funding for physician associates.

Answer

Karin Smyth

There is no current plan to review the funding for Physician Associates’ (PAs) training or pay. The Government has commissioned an independent review on the PA and Anaesthesia Associate professions. This review will consider the safety of the roles, and t...

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