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Free self-management courses for adults living with long-term health conditions
Are you an adult living with a long-term health condition and live in West Sussex, Brighton or Hove? Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust have released new online course dates for the Living Well Programme (LWP). The LWP...
Independent Lives Now Supporting People with Direct Payments in Wiltshire!
Independent Lives is delighted to let you know that from 1 October 2025, we will be providing support for people managing their Direct Payments in Wiltshire. If you live in Wiltshire and receive a Direct Payment,...
Share Your Views on Adult Social Care in West Sussex
West Sussex County Council is reviewing its Adult Social Care Strategy (2022–2025) and wants to hear from local residents. This is your chance to provide feedback on key priorities, including: Building relationships and connections Supporting empowerment...
East Sussex care and support provider drop in event
Personal Assistants (PAs) providing care and support in East Sussex are invited to a free drop-in event designed to help you develop your skills, connect with others, and access expert advice. As either a seasoned provider...
Calling all Personal Assistants: make your voice heard in the Skills for Care Survey
Skills for Care is working to create a new national peer support network for Personal Assistants (PAs) and Self-Employed Personal Assistants (SEPAs). They’re inviting all PAs, SEPAs, and Micro-Providers to share their thoughts by completing a...
Fully-funded expert training for Individual Employers and Personal Assistants
Great news for Individual Employers and their Personal Assistants (PAs) across England! Independent Lives has been awarded funding from Skills for Care to provide fully-funded training courses and workbooks for those who employ their own PAs. This...
Care and support provider drop-in events
Personal assistants (PAs) providing care and support in East Sussex are invited to a free drop-in event designed to help you develop your skills, connect with others, and access expert advice. Whether you’re an experienced PA...
East Sussex County Council to host personal assistant events
Two free events - taking place in October – aimed at supporting personal assistants and Micro Providers in East Sussex have been announced. East Sussex County Council has organised two events in Eastbourne and Bexhill in...
Neeraj’s story
In our latest story of Independent Lives, we spoke to Neeraj. Neeraj lives in Southampton with his family and has been a PA since 2019. While working in America as a dentist, Neeraj met his wife,...