Emails to the General Medical Council about physician associates

17 November 2024

Freedom of information (FOI) request reference number FOI016.

FOI request

I am writing to request copies of e-mail correspondence between your organisation and the General Medical Council regarding physician associates.

Please could you provide copies of emails which:

  • Contain the keywords "physician associate" or "physician associates" or "PA/AA"
  • Were sent or received from the General Medical Council. The email domain is @gmc-uk.org
  • Time limit: last 3 months (17 August - 17 November)*

Please redact personal information as required and include email attachments.

*This time limit has been chosen to comply with Section 12. E-mail software allows for rapid searching. If you still assess this will exceed the Section 12 limit, please reduce the search criteria to the last 2 months (17 September-17 November).

Decision

HSSIB undertook a search of email correspondence for the dates 17 August 2024 to 17 November 2024. The following search terms were used:

  • Physician associate
  • Physician associates
  • PA/AA

We did not find any material which was in relation to your request. Therefore, we can state that HSSIB does not hold this information.

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