Personal assistants in England and the factors associated with absenteeism

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Daniel Roland (Author), Stephen Allan (Author), Eleni Chambers (Author), Debs Smith (Author), Katerina Gousia (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Personal assistants (PAs) have become an increasingly important element of long-term care (LTC) in England since the introduction of Direct Payments in 1996 and the Care Act 2014 legislation. The PAs, who are directly employed by social care users, can perform a number of support tasks including vit...