Funding
Both Physician Associates & Physician Associate Apprentice roles are reimbursable under the ARRS scheme.
As of 1st March, 2021, physician associates are on the list of healthcare professionals eligible to apply to the New to Partnership Payment Scheme (N2PP). This scheme offers participants up to £20,000, plus a contribution towards on-costs of up to £4,000 (for a full-time participant) and up to £3,000 as a training fund, all for PAs transferring into a partnership role.
PA Apprenticeships Funding
HEIs are currently in varying stages of developing programmes, with some currently recruiting for September 2023 or Jan 2024 starts. See details of all course providers available here:
PA Apprenticeships - Resources & FAQs - https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/physician-associate-pa-apprenticeship-faq/#primary-care-funding---employer-resources
PA Apprenticeships Funding
HEIs are currently in varying stages of developing programmes, with some currently recruiting for September 2023 or Jan 2024 starts.
Skills for Health - PA Apprenticeships - Programme Delivery Overview
PA Apprenticeships - Resources & FAQs-
PA Preceptorship Funding
If you are recruiting a newly qualified PA you may be eligible for £5000 Health Education England funding that can be used to create a preceptorship programme.
As part of the nationally agreed funding model introduced in 2018, HEE have invested a £5000 education support payment for Practices/PCNs if:
new PAs contract to work in Primary Care within the first 12 months of practice after becoming registered, and;
upon delivery of a Preceptorship Programme which meets HEE Preceptorship Criteria outlined below.
PA Preceptorship £5k funding will remains in 2023-24 for PAs post-qualification for up to 3 years after qualification.
PA Preceptorship Template 2023-23