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Data Protection: Get Yourself Ready for April 2018
Preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 12 Steps to take now The Information Commissioners Office has created a Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which helps…
The Future of Support in the Right Direction Funding – Consultation now open!
The Future of SIRD – Consultation now open! Dear all You will be aware that the Minister for Cabinet for Health and Sport announced that, in addition to a 6…
Free e-learning on Welfare Reform and Universal Credit
With the ongoing rollout of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and the new Universal Credit (UC) later this year, there is more information for people working in the voluntary sector to…
Applying SDS to Residential Care
In 2017 The Scottish Government funded 2 pilot projects to look at how SDS could be applied to residential care in Scotland. Under the current SDS legislation, it is not…
Free Personal and Nursing Care for all in Scotland! (April 2019)
The much promised feasibility study into extending free personal care to under 65s has been published: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/09/6559 Following publication of the above, the First Minister has announced that “Scottish Government…
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance resources: Advocacy Map and Human Rights Approach
The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) has recently published 2 new reports. The Advocacy Map gives a detailed breakdown of the funding and Advocacy services that are being delivered across…
Audit Scotland SDS Report – So, what now?
Members will, no doubt, be well aware that the Audit Scotland SDS: 2017 Progress Report was released last week. If you’ve not yet had the chance to read it, or even…
Scotland Against the Care Tax Campaign: Daily Record support!
Scotland Against the Care Tax: now a Daily Record Campaign! Scotland Against the Care Tax has been campaigning to abolish care charges for Social Care in Scotland for some time….
Shared Ambition for Social Care Event: 1 Year On – Whats Happened?
An Event looking at the development of the Shared Ambition for Social Care The Shared Ambition for Social Care document was written by a range of disabled people’s organisations to…
New Carers Act for 2018 – Give views on the Draft Regulations and Carers Charter
New Carers Act for 1st April 2018 – have your say on the Draft Regulations and Carers Charter The new Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 will come into force on 1st…
Inspiring Scotland Survey on Accessible Play for Children
Inspiring Scotland Surveys on Accessible Play for Children with additional support needs Inspiring Scotland Go2Play colleagues are commissioning researcher Theresa Casey to write a guide to developing inclusive play spaces….
Updated Information for PA Employers – PA pay rates
At SDSS we know that the world of PA employment is always changing, so here is a round up of a few key recent developments: The Living Wage Increase: In…
New Research into PA Relationships: Positive but there can be challenges
This study aims to understand the relationships of power, ethics and emotions which underlie the PA model, by gathering and analysing qualitative data. The project looked at what made a good…
Working out the cost of Social Care: New Template
For anyone who is keen to learn more about the implementation of the National Living Wage in Social Care, this Component rate for Social Care template is for you!…
SDS Report Blasts SDS Implementation: SDS Not Working as Intended
Self-Directed Support: Your Choice, Your Right – The Centre for Welfare Reform: The Self Directed Support Your choice Your Right publication comes up with a clear, straightforward assessment of the current…