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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

Co-production Week 2016

It’s Co-production Week (14-20 November)  in Scotland! At Iriss we believe in active citizenship and involving people who access care and support in a meaningful way - a way that means people have…
Published 14 Nov 2016 in News
David Wiseman

Big thanks to David Wiseman

David Wiseman has completed his term of office on the Iriss Board. David brought experience from his previous roles as Head of Older People’s Services, South Lanarkshire Council, Director of…
Published 7 Nov 2016 in News

Improvements to SSKS

Social Services Knowledge Scotland (SSKS) is a website and digital library dedicated to social care. Content relates to policy, practice and personal development within social services in Scotland.…
Published 2 Nov 2016 in Features
Glen Isla project

Co-designing relationships with women in the criminal justice system

This year, Iriss is excited to be working with women and practitioners in the criminal justice system to enhance relationship-based practice through co-design.
Published 1 Nov 2016 in Features
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Inspirational examples of evidence in action

We're looking to capture and showcase inspirational examples from across the social services sector in Scotland on how the translation of evidence into action is being effectively supported within…
Published 24 Oct 2016 in News
Relationships Matter

We believe Relationships Matter

This week, at her party conference, First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon accepted the Who Cares? Scotland's pledge to listen to 1,000 care experienced young people over the next two years. We were really…
Published 21 Oct 2016 in News
Co-design workshop

Exploring co-design tools

At Iriss, we’re often asked about what’s worked and what hasn’t in our projects. On October 3rd, we hosted an event to share the learning from two co-design projects that we’ve run recently - one…
Published 18 Oct 2016 in Features
Personal outcomes

Meaningful and Measurable: Personal outcomes in health and social care

a collaborative action research project brought together stakeholders (across Scotland and Wales) with a shared interest: adopting a focus on personal outcomes in health, social care and other human…
Published 13 Oct 2016 in Features
iamsocialwork

iamsocialwork reflections

On the evening of 14 September 2016, Iriss (Michelle, Kerry and Lisa) took part in an iamsocialwork event in Glasgow. iamsocialwork is a concept created by Zoe Betts, a qualified social worker, to…
Published 26 Sep 2016 in Features
Iriss associate

We're seeking Iriss Associates

Interested in working with us, get in touch.
Published 19 Sep 2016 in News

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