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21 April 2020SILC Call for immediate action.
The Scottish Independent Living Coalition (SILC) of Disabled People’s Organisations have released an urgent call for action which addresses the rights of Disabled People throughout this time of crisis. As…
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17 April 2020SDS Collective COVID-19 call for action.
The SDS Collective have published a call for action to ensure that throughout these times of crisis the values and principles of Self-directed Support are maintained. Read the statement…
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13 April 2020Social Care staff to receive Real Living Wage.
On Sunday the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman, announced a new agreement between Scottish Government and COSLA which means that all adult social care staff should…
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7 April 2020Goodbye and Good Luck Jess!
As many of you are now aware our fantastic manager, Jess Wade, will soon be leaving SDSS after 8 years at the organisation. The team at SDSS will…
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13 March 2020Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for SDSS members and stakeholders.
This page will be updated frequently as the situation develops. Scottish Government Guidance: what you can and cannot do. As members and key stakeholders will be aware Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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17 February 2020Health and Sport Committee Social Care Inquiry, SDSS response.
Today we have submitted and published our final response to the very welcome Health and Sport Committee Inquiry on Social Care. Our response draws on feedback from…
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17 January 2020Health & Sport Committee Inquiry into Adult Social Care Support
We shared information with you at the end of last year about the Health and Sport Committee’s launch of an inquiry into Adult Social Care Support. The Committee wants to…
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17 January 2020SDS National Voice 2020, Member tickets: information and offers.
SDS National Voice 2020 Common Ground is our third National Voice event. Our members have been central to the success of previous National Voice events whether that be…
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20 December 20192019: a year in numbers.
As the year comes to a close we have taken a closer look at website activity to highlight the key searches, trends and breaking news in SDS from…
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19 December 2019Jess Wade, SDSS Manager: Reflecting on 2019.
The SDSS team can hardly believe it is that time of the year again, here are my highlights from 2019, and what a year it has been! A huge…
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18 December 2019SDS at Centre Stage. Reflecting on SDS AGM 2019.
On November 13th 2019 the SDSS AGM took place in Perth at the beautiful Perth Concert Hall. There were 51 delegates in attendance from a range of membership organisations from…
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29 November 2019Freedom of Information extension of coverage consultation
The Scottish Government is consulting on whether certain organisations – or classes of organisation – delivering health and social care functions, but currently not subject to the Freedom of Information…