Physician Associates are now known as Physician Assistants with immediate effect. This follows the recommendation made by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in its in its submission to the Leng Review.

Last week, NHS England wrote to all NHS trusts, integrated care boards and primary care networks asking all organisations to adopt updated nomenclature of ‘physician assistant’.

For further information, please visit the Royal College of Physicians website: Royal College of Physicians adopts physician assistant nomenclature in its communications | RCP