New place, new people – gaining experience
A post on work placement at Iriss by Sydney Oosterhoff.
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on 23 Jun 2023
In-depth articles and guest posts on internal and sector-related topics.
Slippin' and slidin'...but always forwards
Michelle Drumm, reflects on the partnership process of change – and how the first slips and slides help us move forward.
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on 15 Feb 2023
'No one direction' for commissioning differently?
How NHS Highland is changing the way that social care is commissioned.
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on 24 Jan 2023
Moving community social work upstream
Reflections on community social work practice.
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on 5 Dec 2022
Better ethical commissioning through peer learning
Josie Vallely, Service Designer at Iriss, shares her reflections on supporting people to embed ethical principles in practice.
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on 4 Aug 2022
Challenging colleagues’ practice in residential child care
An article that explores the challenges of residential child care practice and what could help to improve it.
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on 28 Jun 2022
A people-centred approach to commissioning in Wales
Learning from Wales on what's needed to support independent living and change how care and support is provided.
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on 10 May 2022
The path to Independent Living Support
Practical ways to get human rights 'right' for disabled people.
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on 2 May 2022
A model of fostering recruitment
Dr Dorothy Neriah describes and proposes a model for recruiting foster carers.
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on 10 Mar 2022
A new model of support for independent living
A summary of the learning and recommendations from Iriss work that explored how we can make independent, inclusive living happen.
Published in
on 28 Feb 2022
