Physician associate and anaesthesia associate policies and guidance for decision makers
Policies
- Doctors, PAs, and AAs – Identity verification for registration, restoration, and re-entry applicants
- PAs and AAs – Notifications
- PAs and AAs – Publication and disclosure of registration information
- PAs and AAs – Acceptable contact details for registrants
- PAs and AAs – Form and keeping of the register
- PAs and AAs – Revisions
- PAs and AAs – Internal appeals
- PAs and AAs – Removals
- PAs and AAs – Registration and Re-entry evidence framework
- PAs and AAs – Assessing overseas qualifications for AAs
- PAs and AAs – Assessing overseas qualifications for PAs
- PAs and AAs – Demonstrating knowledge and skills in transition
- PAs and AAs – English language requirements
- PAs and AAs – Insurance and indemnity at the point of registration
- PAs and AAs – The assessment of conduct and ethics at registration
Last updated: 06/03/2026
Guidance
- Doctors, PAs and AAs – Overarching principles for registration and revalidation decision makers
- PAs and AAs – ADM1 – Assessing the acceptability of overseas PA qualifications
- PAs and AAs – ADM2 – Assessing the acceptability of overseas AA qualifications
- PAs and AAs – ADM3 – Knowledge and skills
- PAs and AAs – ADM4 – The assessment of conduct and ethics at registration
- PAs and AAs – ADM5 – English language
- PAs and AAs – ADM6 – Insurance and indemnity
- PAs and AAs – ADM7 – Decisions on registration
- PAs and AAs – ADM8 – Removal of entry where PA or AA has died
- PAs and AAs – ADM9 – Permission to appeal – revision
- PAs and AAs – ADM10 – Permission to appeal – real prospect of success
- PAs and AAs – ADM11 – Decisions on internal appeals
- PAs and AAs – ADM12 – Public interest - revision
- PAs and AAs – ADM13 - Voluntary removal no FtP concerns
- PAs and AAs – ADM14 – Removal of entry made in error
- PAs and AAs – ADM15 – Removal of entry obtained fraudulently
- PAs and AAs – ADM16 – Removal for lack of insurance and indemnity
- PAs and AAs – ADM17 – Removal for non-payment of fee
- PAs and AAs – ADM18 – Removal for ineffective means of contact
- PAs and AAs – ADM19 - Decisions on re-entry
Last updated: 21/12/2025
