Regulating anaesthesia associates and physician associates (updated)

Published 17 February 2023

Last updated 11 December 2023 — See all updates

Consultation response to regulating anaesthesia associates and physician associates

Detail of outcome

The consultation sought views on the legislative provisions that will give the General Medical Council (GMC) the necessary powers to regulate anaesthesia associates and physician associates in the UK.

The legislation provides a high-level regulatory framework and gives the GMCmore autonomy to set out the details of its regulatory procedures in its rules. The draft legislation will also pave the way for full scale reform of the regulatory frameworks of all the healthcare professional regulators by providing a template upon which we can build.