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| The rise of the personal assistant | | Author(s) | Alison Petch |
| Journal title | Community Care, issue 1732, 24 July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 30-31 |
| Source | http://www.communitycare.co.uk |
| Keywords | Care support workers ; Domiciliary services ; Social security benefits ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Personalisation promises to extend career opportunities for personal assistants. The author reviews 'Employment aspects and workforce implications of direct payments', by Lorna Adams and Laura Godwin of IFF Research, whose study was commissioned by Skills for Care. Their survey was based on face-to-face interviews with 526 people in receipt of direct payments in 2007 and self-completion surveys returned by 486 personal assistants. Issues discussed range from job satisfaction and satisfaction with care, to experiences of abuse and the need for training and staff development. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080808002 A |
| Classmark | QRS: N: JH: 3F |
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