General Medical Council correspondence regarding Physician Associates: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

Copies of e-mail correspondence between your organisation and the General Medical Council regarding physician associates.

Please could you provide copies of emails which:

  • Contain the keywords "physician associate" or "physician associates" or "PA/AA"
  • Were sent or received from the General Medical Council. The email domain is @gmc-uk.org
  • Time limit: last 3 months (17 August - 17 November)

Response

I enclose a copy of most of the information that you have requested; the following exemption applies to the information provided:

All emails: section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption applies is because it contains personally identifiable information.

This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

Please note that email chains 3, 7, 10, 11 (Annex A) and 14 (Annex B) contain attachments with information that is in the public domain; the links to the information have been provided.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at https://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

FOI 202400441146 Information Released - Annex A
FOI 202400441146 Information Released - Annex B
FOI 202400441146 Information Released - Annex C

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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