Physicians Assistants in Anaesthesia Employment

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Dear Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust,

I would like to put in a request regarding the use of Physicians
Assistants in anaesthesia within your Trust please? I would like to
know the following;

1. Do you employ Physicians Assistant in anaesthesia?

2. If so,how many and what banding are they paid at?

3. Would it be possible to see their job descriptions please?

4. Do you train Physicians Assistants in anaesthesia and if so what
banding are they trained on?

Yours faithfully,

Hayley Dawes

FOI (SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST), Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

Dear Hayley,

Re: FOI_SOH_1415 311

Please find below a response to your request for information submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, which for clarity I have included below.

Request:
1. Do you employ Physicians Assistant in anaesthesia?
2. If so, how many and what banding are they paid at?
3. Would it be possible to see their job descriptions please?
4. Do you train Physicians Assistants in anaesthesia and if so what banding are they trained on?

Response:
The Trust does not employ or train Physicians Assistants in anaesthesia. There is also no plan to employ or train Physicians Assistants in the foreseeable future.

The Trust is continually striving to improve the way it handles FOI requests. To help us, we would be grateful if you could spend a few minutes to complete our FOI customer care survey - http://www.smart-survey.co.uk/s/78233NVEPO
Responses are anonymous unless you enter your reference number or name.

We hope that you will find the information provided both informative and helpful. We also hope that you will be satisfied with the manner in which we have dealt with your Freedom of Information request. If not, please do let me know or you may ask for a formal review under the FOI internal review procedure at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust. If you would like a formal review please write to:

Mr J Parry
Chief Executive
Southport and Formby DGH
Town Lane
Kew
Southport
PR8-6PN

Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of this response.

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Further Information about your rights is available from the Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF,
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If there is anything you need clarification on, please do not hesitate to contact me by return email to [email address] or on 01704 704868, quoting your FOI reference number.

Yours Sincerely,

Ian Garratt
01704 70 (4868)
Information Governance Manager
Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust
Southport District General Hospital | Town Lane | Southport | PR8 6PN
[email address]

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