About the profession

Physician assistants have to meet a nationally approved standard of training and practice. This is a requirement of the competence and curriculum framework for physician assistants.

Training for physician assistants is currently being developed by a small number of higher education institutions (HEIs), including the University of Hertfordshire, Birmingham University, Wolverhampton University and St George’s Medical School at the University of London. Warwick and Coventry Universities may offer training in the future.

Registration

The Physician Assistant Managed Voluntary Register has gone live! If you are a UK-based qualified PA, you can register here. By registering, you will receive some public and professional protection and will aid the move towards statutory regulation.

Registration is not yet statutory however national moves towards this are underway. The College is supportive of this move and has contributed to the consultation process.