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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.

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.

New Project to help Children Thrive Launched

Local networks to help children under five years of age and their families to eat healthily and maintain a healthy weight are being set up now across three neighbourhoods in Glasgow.

The two-year ‘Thrive Under 5’ project is an exciting early intervention programme that aims to enable a healthy weight in the early years (pre-five years) using a wider child poverty perspective.  

Students Benefiting from Development of New Parkhead Hub Health and Care Centre

Support for Parents and Carers of Young People in Distress

A new service to support parents and carers of young people experiencing emotional distress is being piloted in Glasgow until 31 March 2022. 

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Compassionate Distress Response Service (CDRS) has been providing support to people aged 18 and over who are in emotional distress, since May 2020.

Glasgow’s Homeless and At Risk Communities Get Boosted Against COVID

Some of Glasgow’s most vulnerable communities have been getting boosted at the Lodging House Mission in the city centre. Advanced Nurse Practitioners have been providing jags from the charity’s premises in the city centre, where they provide care and support to homeless, vulnerable and socially excluded people.

Childhood Immunisation Teams Successfully Deliver Flu Vaccination Campaign

Maximising Independence Update – Small Steps Make Big Strides

Our HSCP’s Maximising Independence approach with partners aims to deliver the largest change in health and social care in Glasgow in a generation. That’s a huge move. It’s complex and complicated, and it’s especially challenging to tackle such a major change during a global health pandemic. However, as with all long journeys, we’ll reach our destination by taking a series of small steps in the right direction.