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GDPR: Information for charities.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has produced a useful FAQ for charities, which you can read here.
Featured in TFN: Jess Wade on SDS Implementation.
Last week SDSS Manager Jess Wade was featured in TFN, find out more: SDSS Manager, Jess Wade, was featured in TFN last week discussing the future of SDS, and what needs…
Review of Independent Information and Support has now been published.
The newly published Research Findings (‘Review of Independent Information and Support Services’) by Craigforth social researchers on the independent support provided by organisations funded through Support in the Right Direction,…
Breaking 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….
New 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…
Access 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…
Free 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…
Personal 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…
PAssport 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…
SDS 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…
The 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…
Consultation 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…
Members 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…
Targets 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…
MECOPP: 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…