Mar. 14 2024
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Mar. 14 2024
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Mar. 14 2024
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Government Response Mar. 14 2024
Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology CommitteeFound: E03073385 03/24 Printed on paper containing 40% recycled fibre content minimum Printed in the UK by HH Associates
Mar. 11 2024
Source Page: NHS Chairs minutes: January 2024Found: staff.Legislation was introduced to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on 16 January 2024 to bring Physician
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring (a) Anaesthesia Associates and (b) Physician Associates to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The assessment of the appropriate regulatory body for Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) and Physician Associates (PAs) regulation was completed in 2019. On 7 February 2019, the Government published its response to the consultation, Regulation of Medical Associate Professions in the UK. This response confirmed its decision to introduce statutory regulation for AAs and PAs, and set out that the majority of consultation respondents were in favour of the General Medical Council (GMC) taking on regulation of these roles. Following further work by the Department, on 18 July 2019, the Government announced that it would be asking the GMC to regulate both roles.
No further assessments have been made of the potential merits of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulating AAs and PAs, and there have been no recent discussions with the HCPC on this matter. The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order has now been approved by Parliament following debates in the House of Commons and House of Lords. The legislation enables the GMC to commence regulation for the two roles at the end of 2024.
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the regulation of Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates by the General Medical Council on the average (a) cost and (b) waiting times for cases to be (i) investigated and (ii) concluded under processes administered by that body.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The General Medical Council (GMC), as an independent organisation, will be responsible for the regulation of Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) and Physician Associates (PAs).
The GMC has confirmed that it will put resources in place to deal swiftly and fairly with future complaints and concerns about AAs and PAs, without impacting on service delivery for doctors. The cost of fitness to practise processes for AAs and PAs will depend on case volumes, which are currently unknown. These costs will be met from registration fees paid by AAs and PAs, supported by transitional funding from the Department.
Government Response Mar. 06 2024
Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology CommitteeFound: E03073385 03/24 Printed on paper containing 40% recycled fibre content minimum Printed in the UK by HH Associates
Mentions:
1: Edward Leigh (Con - Gainsborough) As a nation, we have to become a dynamic, low-tax, low-regulation economy. - Speech Link
2: Paul Bristow (Con - Peterborough) was disappointed to hear disparaging comments from the Opposition about the Prime Minister’s views on physician - Speech Link
Mar. 01 2024
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