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Improving Care - The Sandyford menopause email advice service
An innovative email service for health staff is helping women get treatment more quickly for menopausal symptoms.
TEC Clinics help take the fear out of technology
You’re probably reading this article on a laptop or mobile device. We use technology routinely across most areas of our lives now. But for many people, technology can be a barrier to the wider community, as well as a welcome lifeline.
Free Condoms service helps make sexual health a priority for students
In response to high levels of Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea incidence in under 25s, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) Free Condoms Service supported College and University fresher’s events and this year's Freshers Festival in September.
![Sandyford staff at Freshers Festival.](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Sandyfrd%20at%20Freeshers%20festival%20crop.jpg)
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde welcomes reduction in drug related deaths
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) welcomed the reduction in drug related death figures across Scotland as Drugs Minister Elena Whitham visited the Enhanced Drug Treatment Service, managed for NHSGGC by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).
Celebrating our volunteers
National Volunteers’ Week takes place from 1 to 7 June every year and is a celebration across the UK of all the contributions volunteers make within their community.
![Caption - Volunteers in picture – Claire Cunningham, Arts volunteer, Jean Ash Hub Café Assistant volunteer and Katie Yuile (collecting the award on behalf of the Prison Peer Mentors volunteers) with Fiona Moss.](/sites/default/files/hero-images/volunteer%20group%20%282%29.jpeg)
Elevate-Glasgow Celebrates Seven Years of Achievement with Graduation Ceremony
Over 100 awards were given to participants in a graduation ceremony at the end of February for qualifications, training and personal development programmes completed by individuals in recovery from drug or alcohol misuse.
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Helping Adults with Learning Disabilities with Relationships and Sexual Health
Staff from 17 organisations across Greater Glasgow and Clyde came together in November 2022 at an engagement event held by Sandyford Sexual Health Services. Sandyford is hosted by Glasgow City HSCP for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
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Prisoner Training Programme Helping to Tackle Drug Issues in Scotland
A training programme helping prisoners to tackle drug issues has won several awards.
![Picture of Certificates](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Peer-naloxone-training-3-1024x520.jpg)
Awkward Moments – New Campaign Improves Conversations about Sex and Consent
Five short films promoting conversations about sex and consent in young people have been viewed over 36,000 times on social media.
![Awkward Moments Graphic](/sites/default/files/hero-images/akward%20moments1.png)
New Animation Helps Women Consider Postnatal Contraception
A short animation encouraging women to think about postnatal contraception was launched recently by Women's Health Minister, Maree Todd MSP.
![image of couple seated with nurse](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Post%20Natal%20Contraception%20Still%20%282%29.png)