Sunday 05 May 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7790
Date Request Received: 04/03/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/03/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Procedures performed by physician associates
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Please can you provide data on the number of physician associates (PAs) currently working in your hospitals that are permitted to perform each of the below procedures. Please can you provide the data in an Excel spreadsheet, in a table with the procedure in one column and the number of PAs qualified to perform the procedure in a second column. • Aterial line insertion • Central line insertion • Chest drain • Intubation • OesophagoGastroDuodenoscopy (OGD) • Nerve blocks • Pleural tap • Surgical first assisting • Ring blocks • Iliofemoral block • Nasogastric (NG) tube placement • Ascitic drain • Ascitic tap • Joint aspiration • Lumbar puncture • Pleural aspiration | |
| Answer To Question 1: Surgery Division Response - N/A we do not employ Physicians Associates. Medicine Division Response - These procedures are not performed by Physicians Associates within Medicine, of which there are currently 4 in post. | |
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