The PA Programme Board
The Programme Board plays a key role in providing tangible outcomes to support improvements to the working terms & conditions of PAs in Scotland. PANS is a founder member of the PAPB and plays an important and integral part in the work of the board. We hope that the PANS Members Group representatives will in time attend and be the voice of PAs in Scotland.
What is the PA Programme Board?
The Board is formed of PAs, employers, Scottish Government, Independent Support Organisations, PANS and more, with the shared aim of ensuring the integration of PAs into the overall social care workforce.
The board ensures PAs are recognised as a vital part of the social care workforce of Scotland, tackling issues that undermine this and providing tangible outcomes to support improvements.
It is important that the PA voice is heard and PAs are welcome to attend PAPB quarterly meetings.
The PA Programme Board is the link between PANS and the Scottish Government, in place to help raise issues that affect you in your role.
How does PANS and the PA Programme Board work together?
- PANS and the PA Members Group, who have direct communication with PAs around Scotland, will ensure that the PA voice is represented at PAPB meetings.
- Recommendations from the PAPB are then fed through to the Scottish Government with the purpose of enacting change.
- The PAPB ensures that PAs are recognised as a vital part of the Scottish social care workforce.
- The PAPB meets every quarter and the board will consider issues raised by the PA Members Group via PANS
- PAs are welcome to attend PAPB meetings, please let us know if you would like to attend.
Get involved in the PA Programme Board
The PA Programme Board meets online every three months. We welcome interest in particular from Personal Assistants who would like to be involved to share their experience and to help make things better for all PAs in Scotland.
Please get in touch with us at pans@wea.ac.uk if you’d like to find out more.
Find out more about .PANS Members Group
Check out these below links for more information about the PA Programme Board
- PA Wellbeing Improvements – IMPACT (bham.ac.uk)
- National PA Training Framework – Self Directed Support Scotland | Self Directed Support Scotland (sdsscotland.org.uk)
- Personal Assistants’ Programme Board – Self Directed Support Scotland | Self Directed Support Scotland (sdsscotland.org.uk)
- PA Programme Board Workplan – Self Directed Support Scotland | Self Directed Support Scotland (sdsscotland.org.uk)
- The PA Handbook – The PA & PA Employer HandbookThe PA & PA Employer Handbook