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NEWS 09/12/24
Flu Vaccinations Personal Assistants (PAs) are eligible to receive flu vaccinations for free. As a PA, you can get it at a pharmacy or your GP surgery. You may need to show evidence that you are a PA. You can find PA ID to print off and complete here. |
Training Skills for Care offer funding to pay towards PAs training costs and cover while doing the training. Now available both for employed and self-employed PAs as long as you evidence your self-employed status. This is the link for employers to apply for the funding on behalf of personal assistants for their training. If any support is needed with the application contact direct.payments@shropshire.gov.uk Other Training Courses Online Personal Assistant Training Tickets, Thu 13 Feb 2025 at 10:00 | Eventbrite If you have ever wondered how Personal Assistants are different from more traditional care, this course will explain everything. Angie Stewart has employed Personal Assistants for the last 26 years. She will share her experiences and talk about every aspect of the job. You will learn why disabled people fought to be able to have a Direct Payment so they could employ their own Personal Assistants and the difference this makes to people’s lives. Including the topics of equality, diversity, and confidentiality, you will have a jam packed day. Understanding the Role of a PA – Online Session Tickets | TryBooking United Kingdom – 4th March 2025
Kcil (Kingston Centre for Independent Living) have links to a lot of relevant training, including the following.
Inside your employer’s relational life. This is a module designed to train PAs in how to support their employer around other people, from their partners, friends and family to work colleagues and strangers. This reflects some of the themes in our existing training but is more focused on how the PA might be required to support the disabled employer in very obvious ways and more subtle ones. It can be challenging for PAs and PA employers to navigate social spaces and relationships, and this is designed to give PAs the skills to address this confidently with employers, understanding and meeting their needs. Thursday 12th December, 9:30am – 12:30pm Friday 24th January, 10am – 1pm Friday 21st February, 9:30am – 12:30pm Tuesday 18th March, 10am – 1pm Monday, August 11, 2025 · 10am – 12pm See our Shropshire Direct Payment website for more information on training. |
 National PA Network
Skills for care also run regular national online webinars and a peer support network for individual employers and PAs. See Personal assistants As soon as we become aware of the next session, we will post it on here. |
 Drop Ins
The Direct payment team currently offer quarterly virtual drops in for Council staff and direct payment users. Next drop in is Thursday 30/01/2025 11am-12pm, if you want to join please get in touch at direct.payments@shropshire.gov.uk We are aware that PAs may also appreciate the opportunity to meet with other PAs and the direct payment team to share good practice, any current employment info etc. If this is something that you may want to be part of or help develop for PAs in Shropshire get in touch at direct.payments@shropshire.gov.uk so we know whether there is a demand. |
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