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July 10, 2025

From Apprentice to Advocate: My Year on the PSS Board

From Apprentice to Advocate: My Year on the PSS Board When I first joined PSS as their inaugural Board Apprentice, I wasn’t quite sure...

June 2, 2025

Volunteers’ Week 2025

Volunteers’ Week 2025 is a week-long celebration that highlights all of the important and amazing work our volunteers get involved with. When PSS was...

June 2, 2025

PSS Shared Lives marks a decade of changing lives in Manchester

June marks ten years of PSS Shared Lives in Manchester supporting adults to live happy, independent lives. Shared Lives is a bit like fostering...

April 25, 2025

They’re not just students – they’re the future of social care

Recently, I sat in on a PSS Board of Trustees meeting as part of my year-long Board Apprentice experience. I’ve said it before and...

April 3, 2025

Upbeat Liverpool website gets a refresh!

Have you heard the news? UpbeatLiverpool.com has had a makeover! We’ve been working with the people we support, peer supporters, and PSS teammates to...

March 27, 2025

Leadership with Heart: How PSS Puts People First

In any organisation, policies, strategies, and finances all play a role in shaping its success. But at the heart of it all, the most...

March 5, 2025

Janet is pictured smiling at the camera. She's blonde ad wearing a blazer and shirt - she's stood in front of an A&E unit, which is where a lot of her work as a police officer took her. Now, she's a Shared Lives carer.

Career after policing – finding purpose with Shared Lives

Life after the force doesn’t have to be just about hanging up the badge. It can be about finding a new way to serve and make a meaningful...

February 13, 2025

James is out and about in his local high street sat down drinking a coffee. he's outdoors al fresco style - he's smiling widely at the camera and wearing a cap and a read sports jacket.

Learning needs are embraced and supported with Shared Lives

When James first started using PSS Shared Lives, life looked very different. He rarely left the house. His learning needs made it tough for him...

January 30, 2025

Shared Lives is a bit like fostering adults. Victoria is in the picture - she's weighing out sugar for her next baking project.

Fostering adults: ‘everyone deserves a family’

Having a daughter with Down’s syndrome inspired Helena to become a Shared Lives carer. Fostering adults was the lightbulb moment she needed to feel reassured...

January 14, 2025

How PSS’s Board is Elevating Voices, Empowering Carers, and Promoting Inclusion

By Lisa Maynard-Atem, PSS Board apprentice Board meetings are often seen as formal, structured, and perhaps a little rigid. Attendees are typically senior leaders...

January 13, 2025

How We Built Our Village: our co-production conference for health and social care professionals

Co-production and peer support have the power to transform how people experience mental health and social care services – and how providers deliver them....

December 24, 2024

The Volunteer Awards at PSS!

Celebrating our incredible volunteers at the very first PSS Volunteer Awards! The PSS Volunteer Awards were a big ole’ celebration of...

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