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Physician Associates: North West

Asked by Navendu MishraLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 27 March 2025UIN 39572

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many physician associates are working in GP surgeries across (a) Greater Manchester and (b) the North West.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

As of 31 December 2024, there were 287 full-time equivalent physician associates working in the North West NHS England region, 121 of which were working in the NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board area.

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