Personal Assistants

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 […]

A new newsletter aimed at Personal Assistants in Scotland has been launched. The imPAct newsletter, produced by Self Directed Support Scotland, aims to keep PAs informed of the work of the PA Programme Board, as well as other news and opportunities relevant to PAs. Personal Assistants who have signed up will receive the email newsletter […]

The Scottish Government has announced that the minimum rate of pay for Personal Assistants will increase to £10.90 an hour from April 2023. The increase is part of funding agreed as part of the Scottish Budget for 2023/24 and means that the minimum hourly rate for workers providing direct adult social care, including Personal Assistants, […]

  As part of its plan to support health and social care this winter, the Scottish Government has announced it will cover the costs of PVG checks for social care workers until March 2023. The temporary scheme also applies to Personal Assistants directly paid by their employer (who receives their funding via self-directed support option […]

Download this PA Programme Newsletter – September 2022 Editor’s welcome Donald Macleod, Chief Executive, SDSS This is the third newsletter specifically for Personal Assistants to let you know about the exciting work and progress that has been made by the PA Programme Board with the essential contribution from you, the PA workforce.   This edition brings […]

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Thank you to everyone who responded to the first annual Personal Assistant (PA) survey. The online survey, responded to by 912 people across every Scottish local authority area which was an amazing outcome in itself, was created to help inform workforce recruitment campaigns and PA development approaches needed to support PAs in Scotland. This first […]