Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that access to accredited European Trauma Courses is available to practising physician associates for free.

The NHS Standard Contract states that providers of National Health Service-funded services must ensure all staff have the appropriate qualifications, experience, skills and competencies to perform the duties required. As such, continuous professional development, such as access to accredited European Trauma Courses for physician associates, is a matter for individual employers.