Here is the latest update from the DoHSC explaining the testing and vaccine changes as they affect personal assistants. PAs now have access to twice weekly rapid Lateral Flow Testing (LFT), with confirmatory PCR testing for a positive test. PAs are advised to order rapid LFT kits from the universal testing portal. The current […]
Have a look at our April e-bulletins that were sent out earlier this week. Active Independence E-bulletin We will keep you up to date with relevant issues of importance to Disabled People, their families and carers across South Yorkshire. Active Independence PA Support E-bulletin We will keep you up to date with relevant issues of […]
Are direct payments working the way they should be? Informed by the experiences of people with direct payments during the Covid-19 pandemic, this report looks at how they could work better, what the issues are and how direct payments should support a good life. The advent of the coronavirus pandemic afforded an opportunity for people […]
As our economy and communities start to open up, we will need to continue to make sure we follow Covid safety protocols. Doncaster Council can help provide PPE supplies if you have care and support needs. Please contact Kerry Hughes via email at Kerry.Hughes@doncaster.gov.uk or julie.noyon@doncaster.gov.uk by phone on 01302 737433 / 07971 955519 to discuss. Free […]
The latest Individual Employer and Personal Assistant Research Report for 2021 has just been published and can be downloaded from the link below. Key findings include: around 230,000 adults, older people and carers were receiving direct payments in 2020. Skills for Care estimates that around 70,000 of these were directly employing their own staff individual […]