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Physician associate training places to increase by 220 per cent
In a move to increase the primary care workforce, the number of physician associate training places will increase by 220 per cent in 2017, according to a report from Pulse.
The expansion of the physician associates workforce is in line with plans announced by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt as part of his ‘new deal’ for GPs, which promised that 1,000 physician associates would be working in general practice by 2020 to help ease the GP workload.
Health Education England (HEE) will commission 657 physician associate training places for next year’s intake, which represents an increase of 220 per cent and follows a HEE push to expand the number of universities offering the postgraduate course.
This training take two years to complete, meaning that the trainees should be qualified in time to meet Hunt’s 2020 target. However, there is no guarantee that all end up working in general practice.
A HEE spokesperson told Pulse: “The physician associate programme is currently undergoing expansion to meet the Secretary of State’s mandate of achieving 1,000 physician associates in primary care by 2020.
“It is being expanded across a number of higher education institutions who are offering the programme as well as supporting planning to increase the number of students. Health Education England is working in partnership with NHS England and other stakeholders to create capacity within the job market.”
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