Member News & Events
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All of Scotland : Changes to the Disclosure system in Scotland
The changes to the current PVG scheme in Scotland are due to be implemented in April 2025. If you support someone using Self Directed Support (SDS) you will need to…
Read moreAll of Scotland : Basic Digital Skills workshop dates now LIVE!
2 July 2024P A Network Scotland (PANS) have collaborated with Mhor Collective, to produce four bespoke workshops, exclusively for PANS Members. The sessions run from August 2024 2.00pm – 3.30pm fortnightly….
All of Scotland : Adult social care workers minimum pay
20 May 2024This new increase took effect in April 2024, and all increases should be backdated to that date, if the increase has not been implemented. Minimum wage uplift PAs Scotland
All of Scotland : Independent Living Fund NOW Open!
30 April 2024The re-opened Independent Living Fund, is open to disabled people who have a local authority SDS budget of at least £800 to help people achieve additional independent living outcomes. The…
All of Scotland : Statement from the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Maree Todd
27 March 2024‘I am delighted to announce the beginning of a new phase for the Personal Assistant Network Scotland, which is the trusted national membership services body representing all Personal Assistants (PAs)…
All of Scotland : Personal Assistant Workforce Survey
27 March 2024Workforce Survey. Funded by the Scottish Government, over 4,500 social care professionals were contacted and over 800 responses were returned. Thanks to such a large amount of data, the survey…
All of Scotland : Relaunch of Personal Assistants Network Scotland
9 February 2024We are delighted to announce that we will mark the relaunch of Personal Assistants Network Scotland at the SDS National Voice 2024 event at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)…
All of Scotland : New website
9 February 2024We have been working away in the background for around 18 months to develop the new PANS website and membership organisation. We have now successfully completed our pilot phase which…