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No room for racism in social work — survey coming soon

Iriss will shortly be conducting a national sector-wide workforce survey to find out how social workers experience racism and what anti-racist actions are being taken to eliminate it. This has been commissioned by the Social Work Anti-racism Oversight Group. The online survey is planned to go…
Published 11 Sep 2024 in News
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My mental health, my digital world

Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh shares learning from a research project exploring mental health, social media and care experience.
Published 16 Aug 2021 in Features
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Consultation launched for creation of National Care Service

Share your views to shape a National Care Service for Scotland.
Published 10 Aug 2021 in News
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Run a Recovery Conversation Café

The Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Kevin Stewart MSP, launches a recovery conversation toolkit.
Published 4 Aug 2021 in News
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Use of Near Me within duty social work

Apply for support to use Near Me video calling in your duty and out of hours services.
Published 22 Jul 2021 in News
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Our strategic priorities 2021-24

Be informed on our vision, purpose and what we will focus on for the next three years.
Published 12 Jul 2021 in News
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Social Services Awards 2021

Nominate a colleague or team! Recognise the work and dedication of social services in Scotland.
Published 6 Jul 2021 in News
Commissioning for People and Purpose project

Collaborative and ethical approaches to commissioning

Be part of a process to make changes to how social care is planned, purchased, organised and designed.
Published 5 Jul 2021 in News
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Want to shape the delivery of digital programmes?

Join the Digital Citizen Panel to empower people to better manage their health and wellbeing, and support independent living.
Published 23 Jun 2021 in News
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Near Me reaches one million appointment milestone

The Near Me video calling platform has been used one million times in Scotland.
Published 17 Jun 2021 in News
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Iriss review of the year 2020/21

Review that summarises our work over a uniquely challenging period, and showcases the difference that we've made to social services in Scotland.
Published 7 Jun 2021 in News

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