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Physician Associates: Finance and Incentives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the (a) incentives and (b) funding for physician associates.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
27 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the (a) incentives and (b) funding for physician associates.

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    There is no current plan to review the funding for Physician Associates’ (PAs) training or pay. The Government has commissioned an independent review on the PA and Anaesthesia Associate professions. This review will consider the safety of the roles, and t...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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