Internal Reference Number: FOI_9311
Date Request Received: 25/03/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 02/07/2026 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Physician Associates in ED
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Following the publication of the Leng Review in July 2025, please provide the following information in relation to Physician Associates (PAs) working within the Trust's Emergency Department. If the Trust does not employ PAs or does not operate an Emergency Department, please confirm this by return email. Have any changes been made to the scope of practice of Physician Associates working in the Emergency Department since July 2025? If yes, please describe the nature of these changes. If yes, please indicate the date(s) on which any such changes were implemented. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes 鈥� Undifferentiated patients should not be seen by a PA, and should have a physical review of all their patients. These changes were implemented in March 2026 | |
| Question Number 2: Have any PAs, working in the Emergency Department, been re - deployed since July 2025? If yes, what percentage? | |
| Answer To Question 2: No | |
| Question Number 3: 13. Have any PAs, working in the Emergency Department, left the trust since July 2025? If yes, has the role been re-filled by another PA hire? | |
| Answer To Question 3: Yes one is leaving. Not replaced. | |
| Question Number 4: Please provide copies of any updated policies, guidelines, or standard operating procedures relating to the scope of practice of PAs in the Emergency Department. | |
| Answer To Question 4: No policies have been updated as yet. These are in draft and due to be approved. | |
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