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Anaesthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect anaesthetist as a professional title.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
6 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect anaesthetist as a professional title.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises that the protection in law of certain professional titles is important for public safety. Protecting a title provides assurance to the public that someone using that title is competent and safe to practise.The title anaesthetist ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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