News and events

Self Management Week

Self Management Week 2017

As part of Self Management Week 2017 (2-6 October) a cross-sector group of information and library service staff will be coming together to promote the various ways in which people living with long term conditions can access information to support their health and wellbeing.

It is an opportunity for services providing health and social care information to promote their services to the…

Published in News on 21 Sep 2017
Shamus McPhee

Travellers, human rights and social work's role

It’s been a little over six months since our event, chaired by Lesley Riddoch and held at GCU during word social work week in March. The day was a great success, and we want to share some of our reflections and the resources from it – especially…

Published in Features on 12 Sep 2017
Personal learning network

Grow your Personal Learning Network

Today we launch a ‘Grow Your Personal Learning Network’ online course / workshop for social services staff.

It is for anyone interested in learning more about the web and social media to support them build personal and professional…

Published in News on 7 Sep 2017
Community social work

Celebrating community social work

Do you know of a good example of community social work? If so, we'd love to hear from you – or colleagues you know.

Why?

We want to celebrate community social work in Scotland, showcasing what it is and can offer in 2017 and beyond.…

Published in News on 5 Sep 2017
Outcomes tool

Outcomes & CO. Tell us what you think

Have you used our Outcomes & CO tool?

We’d love to hear what you thought of the tool, how it was (or will be) used and any other feedback you’d like to share.

Your feedback will inform further developments and will help us…

Published in News on 16 Aug 2017
Right Decision

The Right Decision

We're looking forward to launching our new Evidence Search and Summary Service in the coming weeks.

As part of The Right Decision campaign - which aims to raise awareness of the role of the NHS librarian in providing the right evidence,…

Published in News on 2 Aug 2017
Social Services Awards

Celebrating Social Services Awards

Held in June at Crieff Hydro, the Social Services Awards 2017 celebrated the breadth of inspiring and life-changing work carried out by the sector. From the 155 organisations, teams and individuals who entered, to the final ten winners, everyone…

Published in News on 1 Aug 2017
Health and Social Care Standards

Play a part in implementation of new Health and Social Care Standards

This year, Iriss is working with the new Standards for Health and Social Care Implementation Team to help test out some of the standards in practice. We are working to build an evidence base that bridges the new standards with practice in a…

Published in News on 17 Jul 2017
Journey through Justice

Journey through Justice

We were delighted to work with the Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ) to produce Journey through Justice, an online resource that will help children and young people understand the journey through the youth justice system, following…

Published in News on 13 Jul 2017
Unity image

Keeping it Real

The Keeping It Real conference at Stirling University on 26 April 2017 celebrated Service User and Carer Involvement in Professional Education and the difference it makes.

This was about showcasing good practice, sharing ideas and future…

Published in Features on 5 Jul 2017
Social Services Search

National Social Services Search

Do you want to be able to find work-related information quickly and easily?

If so, you’ll be interested in our latest development. In partnership with Care Inspectorate and SSSC, we’re testing out a new national search service. It’s…

Published in News on 29 Jun 2017