| Heading: |
Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Registration |
| Question ID: |
1745304 |
| UIN: |
HL2960 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4719 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
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| Asking Member handle: |
natalieben
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@natalieben
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are funding or part-funding the General Medical Council's defence against the legal challenge to the registration of anaesthetist and physician associates; and if so, why. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-06 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
347 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
The Government is funding the General Medical Council (GMC) to undertake the work required to introduce regulation for Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) and Physician Associates (PAs), to avoid doctors paying for this through their registrant fees.A longstandi... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |