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New Patient Pathway to Streamline COVID-19 Assessments
New dedicated Community Assessment Centres (CACs) have opened across Greater Glasgow and Clyde to help combat COVID-19 by providing a more streamlined service to assess people presenting symptoms.
![Kerri Neylon at Barr St Clinic.](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Kerri%20Neylon%20at%20Barr%20St.jpg)
Supporting Breastfeeding - Govanhill Baby Cafe's 5th Birthday
Over 1,200 new mothers have benefited from support from Glasgow Baby Cafės in the last five years, according to new figures from the National Childbirth Trust (NCT).
![Picture of staff and service users](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Govanhill%20BC4%20crop.jpg)
Do you have a Power of Attorney?
Families are being encouraged to plan for the future by obtaining Power of Attorneys (POA) to protect the wishes of relatives and friends in the event of illness or accidents.
![Picture of a man and woman seated](/sites/default/files/hero-images/POA%20cropped.jpg)
Care Homes Share Learning About Red Bag Scheme
Staff from care homes across Glasgow came together in April to share their experience of participating in the Red Bag Scheme.
![Alan Gilmour and Stephen Fitzpatrick with the red bag.](/sites/default/files/hero-images/AlanGilmour%20and%20Stephen%20Fitzpatricl%20at%20Red%20Bag%20Event%20cropped.jpg)
GCHSCP South Locality Engagement Session - Spotllght on Older People's Services
Staff, service users, carers, community representatives and others came together at a South Locality Engagement Session on 26th February to discuss developments in older people’s health and care services.
![Picture of consultation event](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Older%20Peopl%20event%20crop.jpg)
Local People Discuss Health and Social Care Services in North West Glasgow
Glasgow City HSCP (GCHSCP) North West Locality Engagement Forum (LEF) members, service users and representatives of the wider community met at Partick Burgh Hall on the 26 February 2019, to discuss the draft GCHSCP North West Locality Plan 2019/2020.
![Picture of consultation event](/sites/default/files/hero-images/NW%20Locality%20Forum%20%20Locality%20Plan%20event%20Feb%202019%20crop%20web.jpg)
Local People Discuss Older People's Health and Care Services in North West Glasgow
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership North West Locality Engagement Forum (LEF) members met with representatives of the wider community and speakers at the Albany Centre on the 31 January 2019 to discuss and focus on Older People’s services in North West Glasgow.
![Picture of consultation event](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Paul%20Adams%20at%20NWLET%2021%20jan%20crop.jpg)
New £17m Gorbals Health and Care Centre Opens its Doors to Patients
The new £17 million Gorbals Health and Care Centre opened its doors to the local community for the first time this week.Work began in June 2017 on the new modern facility providing improved access to a range of community and primary care services.
![Picture of New Gorbals Health and Care Centre](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Gorbals%20HCC%20cropped_0.jpg)
New Gorbals Health and Care Centre Opens January 2019
The planned opening date of the new Gorbals Health and Care Centre is Monday, 21 January 2019. Plans are now underway for the transfer of services from the current Health Centre, Twomax building and Southbank Centre to the new Health and Care Centre.
The address will be:
![Picture of Health and Care Centre](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Gorbals%20HCC%20cropped.jpg)
Possilpark celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
![Breastfeeding Cafe in Possilpark](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Breastfeeding%20Cafe1.jpg)