Enabling people to live well, with support they choose

We link national policy and local experience to improve the implementation of Self-directed Support

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Self Directed Support Scotland

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29 January 2025

Applications now open for Community Brokerage course 2025/26

Applications are now open for the next delivery of the Community Brokerage Award, running from September 2025 to June 2026. The Award is a certified course that will help you…

SDS National Voice 2025. Challenge, Connect, Collaborate. Sponsored by Navigator and Mark Bates Ltd
27 January 2025

Programme announced for SDS National Voice conference 2025

The programme for this year’s SDS National Voice conference, Scotland’s only national conference dedicated to Self-directed Support, has been announced. Organised by Self Directed Support Scotland and now in its…

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27 January 2025

Scottish Government Outlines Future of National Care Service Bill

Following an extension to the National Care Service Stage 2 Bill Process in November, the Scottish Government has announced it will drop part one of the Bill, which had intended…

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