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Personal Assistant/People who employ PAs: Survey now live!
The Scottish Government and COSLA are interested in hearing from people who manage their own Self-Directed Support (SDS) and their experience in employing Personal Assistants (PAs). Your input will…
Making a lasting difference: sustaining non-profit organisations and their impact.
Graeme Reekie of Wren and Greyhound has recently released a new book ‘making a lasting difference’ which is based on the popular lasting difference toolkit on sustaining non-profit organisations. Offering creative…
Housing and workplace discrimination checklists.
Citizens Advice Scotland have published handy checklists on discrimination when it comes to housing and the workplace. These checklists help users identify discrimination and provide information on how this can be…
My Support, My Choice: survey now live!
The ‘My Support My Choice’ has now closed. Reports will be published on the project page here in due course. My Support, My Choice is a joint research project from…
SDS National Voice 2019 report published and videos available!
On the 13th March 2019 Self Directed Support Scotland brought you ‘SDS National Voice: Local Stories’, at Stirling Court Hotel. An event for SDSS members, social care users, carers and…
Free Personal Care for Under 65’s: Key resources.
On April 1st the Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2018 came into force. This legislation extends free personal care to those under the age of…
New website for SDS resources.
A new website ‘The Hub’ has been developed to support improvement in social care and social work, and as part of this a library of key Self-directed Support resources has…
Children’s rights legislation in Scotland: quick reference guide
A new guide on children’s rights in Scotland has been published which includes the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and Getting it Right for Every…
New publication: ‘PA Checklist – A Tool for Assessing Personal Assistance Schemes.’
. In November and December 2018, the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) piloted the PA Checklist – a new tool designed for assessing personal assistance (PA) schemes from the…
SDS National Voice 2019: Final programme launch!
The final programme for SDS National Voice 2019 is now live and can be accessed here, we look forward to welcoming delegates on the day. Can’t wait? Read our pre-event Q&A…
SDS National Voice 2019: Q&A with Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman and last chance to book!
SDS National Voice is an event to brings those working in health and social care, social care users and carers together to discuss good practice in social care delivery, and…
Scottish Government consultation: Timescales for adult carer support plans and young carer statements for carers of people who are terminally ill.
The Government have opened a consultation which will be used to inform regulations that will set prioritised time limits for the preparation of adult carer support plans and young carer…
Scottish Government consultation: Scottish Charity Law.
This consultation seeks views on potential improvements to the statutory charity regulation framework in Scotland, in light of proposals put forward by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). The proposals broadly focus…
Recent employment law case: Self-employed carer joins the “employment” family
You may have heard about a recent court case relating to employment status, which is particularly relevant as it specifically applies to the care work force, and the use of an…
Scottish Government consultation: Changing Places Toilets.
The government has launched a consultation on proposals to introduce a requirement for Changing Places Toilets through revisions to the building standards system. Changing Places Toilets (CPTs) offer larger, supported…