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Jun 11, 2014

Colin Millar, Chief Executive of SPAEN (Scottish Personal Assistant Employers Network), talks to Michael McEwan of Able Radio about Self Directed Support in Scotland: the four options, SDS and carers, how to apply and the role of SPAEN.

Scottish Personal Assistant Employers Network ASK Spaen on Facebook and Twitter:...


Jun 10, 2014

Write to Recovery, a website designed to support people affected by mental health problems on their journeys of recovery, was launched on 11 June 2014 at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. The launch forms part of the Scottish Recovery Network's 10-year anniversary celebrations.

Iriss.fm went along to chat...


May 26, 2014

In early 2013, Consilium Research (commissioned by Skills for Care and the Baring Foundation) conducted a literature review of available evidence to explore the role of the arts in delivering social care outcomes. Jim Thomas gives us an overview of the research findings. This recording also features on Iriss's...


May 18, 2014

As part of the Iriss Imagining the Future of Social Services project led by Robert Rae, a series of creative events was held in Govan over May 2014, to explore aspirations for the future from a locality perspective and to think about the changes that need to be made now and in the coming years.

One of the events was a...


May 18, 2014

As part of the Iriss Imagining the Future of Social Services project led by Robert Rae, a series of creative events were held in Govan over May 2014, to explore aspirations for the future from a locality perspective and to think about the changes that need to be made now and in the coming years.

One of the events was a...