Prof Gillian Leng: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Lead of independent review of PA and AA roles
- Quoted on
- Medical ethics & regulation, Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“Led by Professor Gillian Leng, the review addresses concerns about patient safety, role clarity, and the expansion of these roles within the NHS.”
What Prof Gillian Leng has said
“Following this legal challenge, an independent review into the safe and effective use of PAs/AAs by Professor Gillian Leng vindicated many of the concerns that had previously been expressed by the BMA.”
independent reviewer · Medical ethics & regulation · 30 Sept 2026 · GMC chief apologises for way it regulated assistant staff ↗
“Prof Gillian Leng, the president of the Royal Society of Medicine, who led the 2025 review, concluded that PAs should be called physician assistants, not associates to make it clearer they are not doctors.”
President of the Royal Society of Medicine · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Girl, 5, traumatised after physician associate wrongly prescribed vaginal pessary, report finds ↗
Where Prof Gillian Leng has been quoted
- Anaesthesia Associatesnhsemployers.org · 30 Sept 2026
- GMC chief apologises for way it regulated assistant staffthedoctor.bma.org.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Girl, 5, traumatised after physician associate wrongly prescribed vaginal pessary, report findstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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