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Latest developments in National Care Service

  The Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Maree Todd MSP, has given an update to the Scottish Parliament on the latest moves towards developing a National Care Service for Scotland. In a letter to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, the Minister outlines the proposed changes to the original Bill that […]

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SDS Improvement Plan 2023 – 2027 published

  The Scottish Government and COSLA have published a new plan to drive forward improvement in Self-directed Support over the next few years.  The SDS Improvement Plan 2023 – 2027 sets priorities for work that will take place right across the sector – from Government and local councils to third sector organisations, independent support organisations […]

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Scotland’s new Dementia Strategy and SDS

The Scottish Government have published a new strategy which sets out 10-year plan to deliver a better experience for people living with dementia, their families and carers. The strategy sets out a number of aims that describe the “difference we need to make” in order to improve things. These cover a range of topics including […]

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Draft Self-Directed Support Improvement Plan – June target for publication

  Following feedback from the National SDS Collaboration, the draft SDS Improvement Plan 2023-27 is being reviewed by Scottish Ministers and COSLA and is expected to be published in June. Updates on these processes will be provided by the Scottish Government at meetings of the National SDS Collaboration. The new strategic plan is being developed […]

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SDSS response to SDS Improvement Plan consultation

The forthcoming SDS Improvement Plan aims to drive forward the implementation of Self Directed Support over the coming years. In response to the consultation around the draft plan, SDSS spoke with our members to find out what is important to them, what they believe needs to happen to improve SDS in the coming years, and […]

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A new Self-Directed Support Improvement Plan – share your views

  A new strategic plan is being developed to improve the implementation of Self-Directed Support in Scotland.  Since the passing of the Self-Directed Support (Scotland) Act in 2013 and the accompanying strategy, several multi-year Implementation Plans have been in place to drive forward SDS implementation.   As the last plan expired in 2021, there have been […]

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Meetings of the National SDS Collaboration

September 6, 2023 Meeting notes from this meeting will be uploaded here soon   August 2, 2023 This meeting included a presentation from Scotland Excel on National Frameworks for care and support, and a presentation on the National Brokerage Framework. 23-08-02 – SDS National Collaboration – note of meeting   July 5, 2023 This meeting […]

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Personal Assistants’ Programme Board

  The first meeting of the Personal Assistants’ (PA) Programme Board took place in August 2021, and it continues to meet on a quarterly basis via Microsoft Teams. The Board is formed of PAs, employers, Scottish Government, Independent Support Organisations and more, with the shared aim of ensuring the integration of PAs into the overall […]

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New law on single-use plastics

A new policy to restrict the availability of single-use plastic, such as plastic straws, plastic plates, and plastic cutlery, will be in place from June 2022. When the regulations come into force on 1 June 2022, the following items will be banned unless an exemption applies: single-use expanded polystyrene beverage cups including their covers and […]

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Equalities Impacts – Proposed Market Restrictions of Single-Use Plastics

A new policy to restrict the availability of single-use plastic, such as plastic straws, plastic plates, and plastic cutlery, is being proposed by the Scottish Government. We know things need to change to help our planet, and reducing single-use plastic is a step in the right direction. However, we also know that the restrictions may […]

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