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All of Scotland Unite the Union Application Form Now Available – PANS Members

28 October 2024

Unite Application Form – PANS Members’ NOW – can benefit from the exclusive discounted rate of £2.81 per month to join Unite the Union. Your Free PANS Membership-Number is required…

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All of Scotland Changes to the Disclosure system in Scotland

21 October 2024

The changes to the current PVG scheme in Scotland are due to be implemented in April 2025, yes that’s now only 6 months away! If you support someone using Self…

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All of Scotland Adult social care workers minimum pay

20 May 2024

This 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  

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All of Scotland Independent Living Fund NOW Open!

30 April 2024

The 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…

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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)…

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All of Scotland Personal Assistant Workforce Survey

27 March 2024

Workforce 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…

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All of Scotland New website

9 February 2024

We 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…