Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Perth

Perth • Perth and Kinross

Trusted care and national staffing for Perth

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers connected to Perth and the wider Perth and Kinross area. For families we arrange home care that helps a loved one stay safe and independent in their own home, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

We should be straight with you about geography. Our home base is in the South of England, so we are not a Perth office and we do not claim to be one. What we are is an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency whose reach is genuinely national, which means we place vetted professionals into Scottish settings the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced disclosure and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in Perth

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge across Perth

Perth sits on the River Tay in the heart of Perth and Kinross, a compact city with a strong community feel and a mix of settings that shape the care people need. From the tenements and terraces around the city centre and Craigie, out to the residential streets of Letham, Muirton, Tulloch and Viewlands, across the river to Bridgend and Kinnoull, and on to Scone just to the north, care needs vary from street to street. We tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service. Most of the city falls within the PH1 and PH2 postcode areas, and landmarks such as Scone Palace, Kinnoull Hill and St John's Kirk are part of the everyday backdrop for the people we help.

We regularly support people returning home after a stay at Perth Royal Infirmary on Taymount Terrace, which is run by NHS Tayside and serves the whole of Perth and Kinross. Mental health inpatient care in the area is provided at Murray Royal Hospital, also part of NHS Tayside. The first weeks back at home matter, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support and stay in close contact with families and community teams.

Care at home in Scotland works differently from England. Adult social care in the area is arranged through Perth and Kinross Council social work department under self-directed support, which gives people choice over how their support is organised. Care at home services in Scotland are regulated by the Care Inspectorate, the national regulator for social care in Scotland. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask the council for a care needs assessment. Many families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different routes work. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Staffing for care providers in Perth

Care homes, supported living services, care providers and NHS teams across Perth rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. Because our staffing reach is national, distance from our southern base is no barrier to covering Scottish rotas. We supply NMC-registered nurses and midwives, support workers, mental health professionals and learning disability specialists, from a single shift to a fully managed rota and permanent placements. Every professional is vetted to the same high standard, so you get reliable cover without the compliance headache.

Areas of Perth we cover

We arrange care and place staff across the city and the wider Perth and Kinross area, including:

• Craigie
• Letham
• Muirton
• Tulloch
• Viewlands
• Bridgend
• Kinnoull
• Scone
• Burghmuir
• Moncreiffe
• Friarton
• Oakbank