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PSA statement on Government's announcement of independent review of physician associate and anaesthesia associate professions

22 Nov 2024

We support the Government’s decision to set up an independent review to consider the physician associate and anaesthesia associate professions. We welcome the proposals for the review, led by Professor Gillian Leng CBE, to draw on a comprehensive range of evidence including research, data and the views of patients and professionals as set out in its Terms of Reference. As the independent oversight body for the regulation of health and care professionals in the UK, the Professional Standards Authority will engage with the review to provide information and expertise. We hope that the review will generate learning to support future changes in professional roles in healthcare.

ENDS

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
Contact: media@professionalstandards.org.uk

Notes to the Editor 

  1. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care oversees 10 statutory bodies that regulate health and social care professionals in the UK.
  2. We assess their performance and report to Parliament. We also conduct audits and investigations and can appeal fitness to practise cases to the courts if we consider that sanctions are insufficient to protect the public and it is in the public interest.
  3. We also set standards for organisations holding registers for health and social care occupations and accredit those that meet them and continue to meet them.
  4. We share good practice and knowledge, conduct research and introduce new ideas to our sector. We monitor policy developments in the UK and internationally and provide advice on issues relating to professional standards in health and social care.
  5. We do this to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of users of health and social care services and the public. We are an independent body, accountable to the UK Parliament.
  6. Our values are – integrity, transparency, respect, fairness and teamwork – and we strive to ensure that they are at the core of our work.
  7. More information about our work and the approach we take is available at www.professionalstandards.org.uk