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Physician Associates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) bring forward legislative proposals to further regulate and (b) publish guidance on the (i) definition of the scope of practice and (ii) supervisory requirements for physici

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
30 Oct 2024
Answer
6 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) bring forward legislative proposals to further regulate and (b) publish guidance on the (i) definition of the scope of practice and (ii) supervisory requirements for physici

  2. 30 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The legislation to introduce statutory regulation for Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) was debated in the Scottish Parliament and both Houses of Parliament earlier this year.Regulation by the General Medical Council (GMC) will b...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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