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2 February 2018Breaking News: SDS SIRD2021 Fund Now Open.
Breaking News – Self Directed Support SiRD2021 Fund Now Open for Applications: The new Support in the Right Direction Fund (SiRD2021) is open for applications as of today, 5th February….
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24 January 2018New SDS SIRD Fund opens 5th Feb 2018!
The Scottish Government has announced the opening date for the new round of ‘Support in the Right Direction’ funding, SIRD2021. This fund is aimed at organisations providing Independent Information and…
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15 January 2018Free Disability Equality Training for SDSS Members
SDSS are looking to run Disability Equality Training for any members that would like to attend. This is different from Awareness Training. Disability Equality training is designed and delivered by…
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15 January 2018Access to Employment and the use of SDS
SDS – Access to Employment Learning Event The Scottish Union of Supported Employment (SUSE) undertook a survey into Employment and Self Directed Support late last year. Following on from this, and…
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15 December 2017The SUSE Survey on SDS and Employment
SUSE run an employability project called ‘Access to Employment’ which gives people an individual budget that they can use to support them with their employment goals. As part of this…
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15 December 2017SDS 2017 Reflections- Jess Wade, SDSS Manager.
2017 has been a busy one for us, and no doubt you too, and we hope it has also been productive for you! Reflecting on the year and SDS 2017 we…
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15 December 2017Personal Assistant (PA) Survey
Personal Assistant (PA) Survey by Strathclyde University Strathclyde University are undertaking a survey to look at the experience of working as a Personal Assistant in Scotland, as well as how…
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15 December 2017PAssport to Independent Living – Self Directed Support – our lives, our choices
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL), the PA Network Scotland and SSSC worked together on producing the ‘PAssport to Independent Living’ book, highlighting the work that PAs do and the relationship they have…
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14 December 2017Consultation on SDS Funding for Independent Support across Scotland
The Scottish Government will be opening a new fund to support the development Self Directed Support aimed at Independent Information and Support organisations across Scotland. Before this fund is available, the Scottish…
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27 November 2017Members Deliver SDS Implementation Solutions at SDSS AGM 2017
A huge thank you to all who joined us for our AGM in October, which already seems some way away now! It was fantastic to have so many members…
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23 November 2017MECOPP: Factsheets on SDS
MECOPP have produced some new Factsheets on Self-directed Support, which are useful for anyone giving information and support to people on SDS. The Factsheets cover: FACTSHEET: Guide to Self-directed Support…
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23 November 2017Targets and Indicators for Health and Social Care Services in Scotland
Professor Sir Harry Burns’ report into the use of targets and indicators in Scotland – out now! Former Chief Medical Officer Sir Harry Burns has carried out an independent national…