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Self-directed Support, the Scottish Government perspective - Craig Flunkert from IRISS

Dr Simon Duffy speaks on the topic of personalisation at North Lanarkshire Council's event Self Directed Support: The Bigger Picture on 8th November 2011. Whole System Change, the meaning of personalisation - Simon Duffy from IRISS

“When in doubt, go to the library” -Lynn Clark from IRISS

'Grasping' Health in Scotland: The role of politics and policy in creating the 'Scottish Effect'? - Chik Collins from IRISS

Lynne friedli from IRISS

Councillor Barry McCulloch, the convenor of the Housing and Social Work Services Committee at North Lanarkshire Council delivers a short input at the council's public event The Bigger Picture on 8th November 2011.

This recording was made on Tuesday 11 October 2011 during a conference on self-directed support (SDS) and dementia in Scotland organised by the Alzheimer Scotland. Organisers and speakers talks about the importance of SDS and the forthcoming legislation while participants in the Ayrshire pilot study describe the impact on their lives.

Philly Hare, Programme Manager, Joseph Rowntree FoundationPhilippa Hare is a Programme Manager at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, working on JRF’s Empowerment theme. She currently co-leads the ‘A Better Life’ programme on older people with high support needs, and the new ‘Dementia and Society’ programme. As a qualified social worker, Philly has experience within the NHS, Local Authorities and voluntary sector in many areas of adult social care, working to support older people, carers and people with mental or/physical impairments.

Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities StrategyNicola Sturgeon was born in Irvine in 1970 and educated at Greenwood Academy. She studied law at the University of Glasgow, where she graduated with LLB (Hons) and Diploma in Legal Practice. Before entering the Scottish Parliament she worked as a solicitor in the Drumchapel Law and Money Advice Centre in Glasgow. She was elected MSP for Glasgow in 1999, and is now MSP for Govan. Before being appointed Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing after the May 2007 election she had been Shadow Minister for Education, Health & Community Care and Justice.

Dr Jim McCormick became Scotland Adviser to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) in November 2007 and was previously director of independent think-tank the Scottish Council Foundation (SCF) for five years. He is co-founder of a research partnership, McCormick-McDowell, and an Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) Research Associate. His main professional interests include tackling poverty, schools reform and policies for older people. He is Chair of the Scottish Government's workstream on Learning in Custody and a Board member of Govanhill Community Development Trust. Before joining SCF, he worked at ippr and in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Personal experiences of self directed support from Ayrshire Self directed support pilot study This talk was recorded on Tuesday 11th october as part of the Alzheimer Scotland Self directed support and Dementia in Scotland event

David Bachelor – Scottish Dementia Working Group on "our future our lives". This talk was recorded on Tuesday 11th October as part of the Alzheimer Scotland self directed support and dementia in Scotland event

Henry Simmons Chief Executive of Alzheimer Scotland “moving forward together” This talk was recorded on Tuesday 11th october as part of the Alzheimer Scotland Self directed support and Dementia in Scotland event

Penny Curtis outlines the Scottish Government National Dementia Strategy. This talk was recorded on Tuesday 11 October as part of the Alzheimer Scotland self directed support and Dementia in Scotland event

Michael Matheson MSP and Minister for Public Services delivered the Keynote Speech.   This talk was recorded on Tuesday 11 October as part of the Alzheimer Scotland self directed support and dementia in Scotland event