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Research Practice Partnerships in social care

Research Practice Partnerships in social care: Research production or capacity building? This session will explore work carried out within the Creating Care Partnerships study. The purpose of this NIHR funded study was to develop, implement and evaluate an approach called Research Practice…
Published 9 Feb 2026 in Events
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National guidance for using Near Me in social services

New guidance for implementing Near Me video calling has been published.
Published 18 Mar 2021 in News
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Supporting case writing and analysis

Attend the launch of our online course to support writing analysis in social work and social care.
Published 11 Mar 2021 in News
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Ubuntu, 'I am because we are'

Celebrating World Social Work Day 2021.
Published 9 Mar 2021 in News
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'A year from lockdown' event

An event to share the findings of research to examine the impact of Covid-19 visiting restrictions on relatives of older care home residents.
Published 2 Mar 2021 in News
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How Gypsy/Traveller cultural awareness informs social work

A one-hour webinar exploring positive engagement with Scotland’s Gypsy/Travellers, and social work's role in challenging ‘othering’ in rural communities.
Published 1 Mar 2021 in News
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Impact of Covid-19 on the mental wellbeing of the workforce

A University of Strathclyde survey on the impact of Covid-19 on the mental wellbeing of health and social care workers.
Published 16 Feb 2021 in News
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New resource for using Near Me in social services

Learning resources and guidance to support social services teams use the Near Me video consulting platform.
Published 4 Feb 2021 in News
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'A time to be bold'

Report and recommendations of the Independent Review of Adult Social Care are published.
Published 4 Feb 2021 in News
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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.
Published 4 Feb 2021 in Features
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If not now, when? And if not us, who?

Dee Fraser, Iriss CEO, shares her views on the Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland.
Published 4 Feb 2021 in Features

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