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Suicide prevention in rural areas

This webinar will introduce Scotland’s Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Strategy: Creating Hope Together, that is delivered by a collective of National public and third sector organisations supported by a network of Suicide Prevention Leads in local areas. It will highlight how you can connect to…
Published 23 Oct 2025 in Events

Random coffee

“Poetry and hums aren’t things which you get. They’re things which get you. And all you can do is to go where they can find you”. (Milne, 1928)
Published 2 May 2014 in Features

Everyone deserves music

Everyone deserves music is the title of a conference I’ll be chairing end of April (Community music conference, Gateshead, 29 April). It’s also a good slogan. Music is the way we express our identity…
Published 24 Apr 2014 in Features

Hospital to Home pathway map

Our Innovation and Improvement team is leading a 20-month project to redesign the pathway from hospital to home for older people across Scotland. We're working with health and social care…
Published 18 Apr 2014 in News

Using the Sony PSP for context based learning

Key Community Supports provides support for people with disabilities thoughout Scotland. During 2013 IRISS worked with Key to explore how mobile technologies might provide context-based information…
Published 16 Apr 2014 in News

Pearltrees

Pearltrees is a creative and visual way to save and manage your favourite websites or 'pearls' as they are known. 'Pearls' - websites, files, photos and notes - can be saved and organised into what's…
Published 14 Apr 2014 in Features

The Hub

The Care Inspectorate, the independent scrutiny and improvement body for care services in Scotland, has launched The Hub, a website that provides access to resources aimed at supporting improvement…
Published 24 Mar 2014 in Features

Marking World Social Work Day at SSCE 2014

On Tuesday 18 March, social services organisations from the public, voluntary and independent sectors, as well as individuals that use services in Scotland, came together to celebrate World Social…
Published 24 Mar 2014 in News

Final cut of Pilotlight Pick 'n' Mix video

Pilotlight is working with teams of people who access and deliver support to design pathways to self-directed support. The co-design team in Moray identified a need for an accessible introduction to…
Published 5 Mar 2014 in News

Collaborate creatively with Padlet

If you often need to collect feedback on an event, create a noticeboard, take notes, brainstorm ideas or make lists, then take a look at Padlet. It enables the creation of a 'wall' or web space where…
Published 17 Feb 2014 in Features

Navigating ethical approval in social care research: guidance and audio

The Scottish Government has issued guidance: Navigating ethical approval and access in social care research (PDF). This has been developed by a working group involving Scottish Government, ADSW and…
Published 5 Feb 2014 in News

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