Stephenson acknowledged the importance of patient safety and care, noting that roles like physician associates work alongside doctors. He emphasised doubling medical school places to nearly 15,000 by 2031, stressing this will not replace doctors but support them. The Minister discussed existing training programmes for physician associates and assured ongoing consultations on regulation with the General Medical Council (GMC) to ensure quality standards. Stephenson highlighted plans for a new shared outcomes framework to maintain consistency in training. He also addressed specific points about fitness-to-practice regime, indemnity cover, and scope of practice clarification, while assuring that doctors will remain central to patient care.