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Physician Assistants

Commons · Question 72586 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the scope of responsibilities for the revised physician associate role.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 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...