General Practitioners
(asked on 19th December 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many medical assistants he plans to introduce into general practice in each year until 2020.
This question was answered on 11th January 2017
The numbers of medical assistants employed in general practice will be determined by individual employers. Health Education England (HEE) will begin work to pilot and evaluate the medical assistant role in 2017. HEE are also supporting an employer led Trailblazer Group which will enable the development of an apprentice route into this occupation.