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Physician Assistants

Commons · Question 72583 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will consider reimbursing MSc training costs for physician associates who are no longer able to work in their profession.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 11 Sep 2025

The principle question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesthesia, still legally known as anaesthesia associates and physician associates, are safe and effective. The review’s finding...