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Part of Health and Social Care – in the House of Commons at on 1 March 2022.

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Photo of Sajid Javid Sajid Javid Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

First, I wish a happy St David’s day to the hon. Member and all those celebrating. I would be happy to meet her on this issue. The Government greatly value the role of physician associates. She knows that they bring new talent to the NHS and act in an enabling role, where they can help healthcare teams with their workload. Physician associates will be regulated by the General Medical Council, and the Department has consulted on draft legislation on just how to do that.[This section has been corrected on 3 March 2022, column 8MC — read correction]