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Physician and Anaesthesia Associate Professions Independent Review |
| Question ID: |
1826370 |
| UIN: |
HL9762 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
2024 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
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| Asking Member handle: |
lordphilofbrum
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@lordphilofbrum
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Leng Review, published on 16 July, on the recruitment and employability of physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesthesia. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-08-06 |
| 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 Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
The principle question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician and anaesthesia associate, which we recommend should now be known as physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesthesia, are safe and effective. The review’s ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |