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Doctors should have the right to work as physician associates if they wish.

Submitted on Tuesday 13th February 2024

Rejected on Wednesday 21st February 2024

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Doctors should have the right to work as physician associates if they wish.

Petition Details

Physician associate (PA) students receive two years of training whereas medical students receive five years of training. Doctors with a medical degree should therefore be allowed to apply for PA jobs and be paid from the same source of funding.

Additional Information

Many doctors are having difficulty finding training posts in hospital specialities and general practice. Many doctors who have completed their specialist training are also finding it difficult to find work. PAs are normally allowed to work in the same hospital long term which would suit many doctors. PA pay rates often exceed rates received by doctors. Employers should be allowed to select staff for PA roles with the greatest ability to give patients the quality healthcare they need.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about training requirements for physician associates are a matter for the relevant regulatory body, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Provide more funding to support postgraduate physician associate students: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/655568

Allow ARRS funding to be used for practice nurses and GPs: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/652965

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