Physician Assistants

Mr. David Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans her Department has for the employment of physician assistants in the health service.

Mr. Ivan Lewis
It is the responsibility of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities to analyse their local work force needs and develop plans, in liaison with their local NHS trusts and primary care providers, to deliver high quality services and take action to secure the appropriate staff and skills to deliver these services.