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Category: PA Knowledge Base

28/10/201929/07/2021News, PA Knowledge Base, PA News

Herbert Protocol Workshops

Herbert Protocol is used as an initiative to collect information that can be used if a person with dementia goes missing. The […]

08/10/201729/07/2021PA Knowledge Base, PA News

Get your flu jab!

The NHS is braced for a bad flu season this winter, following the worst outbreak in many years in Australia and New […]

11/09/201729/07/2021PA Knowledge Base, PA News

What should I be paid for working nights?

Many disabled and older people need care and support during the night. Often it might be to ensure there is someone in […]

09/08/201729/07/2021PA Knowledge Base, PA News

What to do if you suspect domestic abuse 

PAs provide care and support to people in their own homes, often alongside a husband or wife, partner or close family member. […]

06/07/201729/07/2021PA Knowledge Base, PA News

Guidance for individual employers on recruiting self-employed personal assistants

Personal Assistant (PA) employment status is not a matter of choice; it depends on the circumstances. The most likely situation is that […]

06/03/201729/07/2021PA Knowledge Base, PA News

DBS Checks – The Basics

Most personal assistants will at some time in their career be asked to provide a DBS check because they are working where […]

05/02/201729/07/2021PA Knowledge Base, PA News

Should PAs register with the Care Quality Commission?

As more people are encouraged to have their care and support provided by Personal Assistants (PAs) the role and tasks they are […]

02/12/201629/07/2021PA Knowledge Base, PA News

Flu jabs for Personal Assistants

As of May 2016 it is expected that all front line care staff be offered the flu vaccination by their employer. We’ve […]

05/10/201629/07/2021PA Knowledge Base, PA News

PAs and Insurance

We get asked about PA insurance quite a lot. This article focuses on what we found when we looked into it. Insurance […]

30/06/201629/07/2021PA Knowledge Base, PA News

Adult Safeguarding

Safeguarding is a really important matter for PAs and is something about which we get a lot of enquiries. Because of all […]

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