Personal Assistants

The development of a National Training Framework for Personal Assistants and their Employers has taken a step forward, with a survey now complete and its results informing the development of the next phase of the project. The national survey was carried out in September, to find out Employers and Personal Assistants’ views around training. More […]

An independent review looking at the inspection and regulation of social care in Scotland has published a report into its findings. The Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation (IRISR) was led by Dame Sue Bruce and has been conducted over the past year. Its aim was to look at current systems of regulation and […]

The latest edition of imPAct – the newsletter for Personal Assistants across Scotland, has been published.   You can read the latest edition here: https://createsend.com/t/d-0CFD6F34EF24D5622540EF23F30FEDED   Sign up to receive the newsletter direct to your inbox below: Sign up to imPAct – the newsletter for Personal Assistants in Scotland Name * Email * Subscribe

A pilot is to take place in Scotland to try out a new discount card for Personal Assistants. The Blue Sky Social Care Card was launched recently in England and is available to all social care workers across the UK. It is gaining in popularity, with 10,000 users so far, and offers discounts at a […]

SDSS is inviting people who employ Personal Assistants, and PAs themselves, to give their views on what training they feel would be beneficial to PAs. A short online survey has been created to ask about, among other things: what types of training would be most useful (eg. online, in person) what training topics would be […]

National PA Training Framework Self Directed Support Scotland is developing a National Personal Assistant Training Framework. The project has arisen from the PA Programme Board, which is developing the support available to PAs, and working to ensure PAs are recognised within the wider social care workforce. The project will see two Developers work with PA Employers, […]

The latest edition of imPAct – the newsletter for Personal Assistants across Scotland, has been published.   The newsletter has the latest updates from the PA Programme Board plus other news relevant to PAs.   You can read the latest edition here: https://createsend.com/t/d-8DA5E1C731FE34BA2540EF23F30FEDED   Sign up to receive the newsletter direct to your inbox below: […]

  Lorraine, a Personal Assistant in East Dunbartonshire, shares her experience of being a PA and what she enjoys about her work. Nine years ago I became a PA by mistake! I’ve got no idea how it started, but I can honestly say it’s my best job ever. I’ve worked in care and support for […]

A new project is set to launch which will work to improve the health and wellbeing of Personal Assistants in Scotland. The University of Birmingham’s IMPACT (IMProving Adult Care Together) centre hosts several projects – known as Demonstrators – each year, aimed at improving adult social care across the UK. This year, one of these […]

  A funded PhD studentship opportunity has been created, that will explore the role of Personal Assistants in the social care landscape in Scotland. The collaborative PhD, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and hosted by the University of Glasgow, will give a researcher the chance to examine the impact of PA […]