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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Introduce statutory regulation of physician associates (PAs) by 2023

Closed 5,922 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to introduce statutory regulation of physician associates (PAs) by 2023, so that they can register with the GMC, issue prescriptions, and request X-rays and ionising radiation.
Physician Associates have been working in the UK since 2003. They can do chest drains, intubate, run cardiac arrests, see and diagnose an array of patients in clinical and surgical settings as well as first assist in theatre. However, because they are not a registered medical profession they cannot issue prescriptions or order an x-ray.

Timeline

10 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
10 Apr 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 5,922
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 10 Oct 2022
Closed 10 Apr 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.