physician associates
Health service has already paid tuition fees for 36 students, at a cost of about €12,000 a year for each student
A spokeswoman for the HSE said the executive contributed to tuition fees for students undertaking the PA master’s degree in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in order to “enhance the workforce”. However, the spokeswoman confirmed recruitment for the role has since been paused pending a review as the PA role is “currently not a sanctioned grade within the HSE”. There are an estimated 40 PAs working in the health service.
Orla Brett, president of the Irish Society for Physician Associates , said the society was “really frustrated and very disappointed” by the recruitment embargo. In November 2024, the UK government announced a review into what PAs do in the National Health Service , with health secretary Wes Streeting saying there were “legitimate concerns over transparency for patients, scope of practice and the substituting of doctors”.
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