Download the leaflet and tips sheets

Workplace PA leaflet

Download the workplace PA leaflet pdf (231kb)


Tips sheet

Download the tips for workplace PAs and line managers pdf (73kb)


Workplace PA leaflettext only

Download the workplace PA leaflet pdf (171kb)

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Tips sheettext only

Download the tips for workplace PAs and line managers pdf (55kb)

This is a text only version.



About the website and leaflet

This document is based on findings of a research project which explored, for the first time the role of the workplace PA for people with physical or sensory impairments. The research involved in-depth conversations with workplace PAs, people who use PAs in the workplace and their line managers, and all three groups also fed into the development of this document.

The role of a workplace PA is of course specific to the needs of the person being supported, their job and the organisation in which they work. Nevertheless, the people involved in this research project felt that the complexities involved in the workplace setting, along with the lack of understanding and awareness of the role, meant that a general resource containing advice and tips would be a useful as a guide, especially for people who use PAs in the workplace, workplace PAs and line managers who have little experience of working with PAs in the workplace. 

This resource draws on the accounts of people with relevant experience, and aims to help workplace PAs, people who use PAs in the workplace and their line managers to consider a range of issues that are useful to discuss at the start and as working relationships evolve and develop.

Research team

Katie Graham (University of York)
Jenni Brooks (Sheffield Hallam University)
Jane Maddison (University of York)
Yvonne Birks (University of York)

We would like to thank everyone who took part in this project and the National Institute for Health Research School for Social Care Research for funding the project.