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Physician Associates |
| Question ID: |
1795961 |
| UIN: |
HL6712 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4988 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Kempsell
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Lord Kempsell
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on the use of physician associates in roles previously held by qualified doctors, and how many physician associates have worked in the NHS in England in each of the past five years. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-01 |
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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 Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
The Government is clear that physician associates (PAs) are not doctors. PAs must always work under the supervision of a fully trained and experienced doctor, working with them, not replacing them.NHS Employers provide a checklist for employers to follow ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |