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Impact of Covid-19 on the mental wellbeing of the workforce

The University of Strathclyde is conducting a study to understand the impact that Covid-19 has had on the mental wellbeing of health and social care workers.

There has been little research into the working experience of those in health and social care in Scotland. This study aims to gather the thoughts, feelings and opinions of those working in the sector. 

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Published in News on 16 Feb 2021
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New resource for using Near Me in social services

We've published a Near Me in Social Services resource with learning and guidance to support social services teams to start using the Near Me (Attend Anywhere) video consulting platform.  

It brings together new resources and evidence…

Published in News on 4 Feb 2021
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'A time to be bold'

On 3 February, the report and recommendations from the Independent Review of Adult Social Care were published.

Chaired by Derek Feeley, a former Scottish Government Director General for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS…

Published in News on 4 Feb 2021
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Near Me in Social Services

Background

Near Me in Social Services is a project that Iriss has been leading in partnership with the NHS Near Me and the Scottish Government Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Programme over Autumn/Winter 2020/21. Links to resources and outputs…

Published in Features on 4 Feb 2021
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If not now, when? And if not us, who?

If not now, when? If not this way, how? And if not us – who?  

Dee Fraser, Iriss CEO, shares her views on the Independent Review of Adult Social Care.

Donella Meadows1 said that both the hardest and most influential change you can make…

Published in Features on 4 Feb 2021
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Webinar on domestic abuse and sexual violence

Working to tackle domestic abuse, support the victims and their children, and deal effectively with perpetrators is a complex, multi-agency activity in all parts of Scotland. However, when it takes place on one of our many islands there are…

Published in News on 26 Jan 2021
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Extra support for unpaid carers

The Scottish Government has announced the investment of an additional £750,000 into carers centres to enable them to react flexibly to the needs of carers in their areas.

Feedback from national and local carer representatives suggests…

Published in News on 20 Jan 2021
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Creating a culture of resilience

"...the world is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic with countries easing their way in and out of varying degrees of lockdown, which requires people once again, to adjust to a new way of living. This is the essence of what emotional…

Published in News on 12 Jan 2021
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Rural social work webinar

On 21 January, 2021 we'll host a webinar on the topic of 'dual relationships' as part of a series of webinars to discuss and celebrate what is unique about rural social work in Scotland. 

This event will explore the complexity of dual…

Published in News on 17 Dec 2020
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Impact of COVID-19 on care home relatives

The early findings of a research project exploring the impact of COVID-19 visiting restrictions on the relatives of care homes, have been published.

The study titled, Creative Covid Care, explores the creative methods used to encourage…

Published in News on 15 Dec 2020
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Care home vaccinations begin

Residents of care homes for older people in Scotland will begin to receive the Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19) from today.

After more than 5,000 key NHS workers and vaccinators received the Pfizer vaccine in the first few…

Published in News on 14 Dec 2020

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