Our HSCP Services are Community Champions

Huge congratulations to our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) staff and services who were honoured at this year’s Glasgow Times Community Champions Awards 2021 on 1 December.

Our HSCP’s Health Improvement Quit Your Way staff won this year’s Citywide Uniformed Services Award, and our HSCP Homelessness Services staff at the Chara Centre were finalists for the North West Area Public Service Award. 

Therapeutic Activities Contributing to Patient Care at Leverndale Hospital

Housing First Delivers Almost 250 Glasgow Tenancies for Homeless People 

Former bar worker, Fraser, is starting a new life in a secure settled tenancy after experiencing homelessness on and off since his teens. Four weeks ago, the 44-year-old got the keys to a flat in North West Glasgow where he is settling in and planning a brighter future.

Thanks to Glasgow's Housing First programme, which provides people with tenancies and intensive wraparound support, he plans to make this flat a permanent home.

Growing Well Together at Shields Community Garden

A community garden, which was established as part of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Shields Health and Care Centre, has been a sanctuary to people struggling with their mental health, isolation or loneliness.

The garden is an oasis of green tranquility in the heart of Pollokshields. It has raised beds for vegetable growing, fruit bushes, a mini-orchard and a border with a variety of plants traditionally used for maintaining health.

Glasgow City HSCP Buildings / Services Open to the Public During the Holiday Period

HSCP’s Bereavement and Loss Training Recognised Nationally

New ways of delivering training covering the topics of loss, grief and bereavement to educational staff in Glasgow have been recognised at the recent national NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Bereavement Conference.

A Glasgow City Working Group consisting of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement staff, Glasgow Psychological Services and The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice came together to adapt and deliver training to education staff in Glasgow during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

Young People Learn About a Career in our HSCP’s Homecare Services

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Social Work Learning and Development staff support young people interested in a career in care by providing care induction training. This is part of an employability programme run with Action for Children and the Social Work Housing and Employment Service Continuing Care and Aftercare Service.

COVID-19 Message from Susanne Millar - January 2022

Please see below a personal video message from Susanne Millar, Glasgow City HSCP’s Chief Officer. In her video, Susanne talks about the COVID-19 pandemic and encourages HSCP staff to take the opportunity to get vaccinated and boosted. She also thanks staff for their efforts and resilience during these challenging times to keep patients, service users and colleagues supported. 

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COVID-19 Briefings 2021

Community Assessment Centres (CACs) – A Vital Tool In Our COVID-19 Armoury

One of the first major responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has also proven to be one of the most effective, providing vital frontline support for thousands of patients, and protecting the health service from being overwhelmed by the virus.

Community Assessment Centres (CACs) first appeared in March 2020 – rapidly set up across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to help manage the flow of suspected COVID-19 patients into the health service.