1 December 2021

Item No 03 - Glasgow City IJB Minutes 22-09-2021 (Draft)

Item No 05 - Rolling Action List

Item No 09 - Mental Health Recovery and Renewal Fund - Funding to Support Increase in Eating Disorder Presentations due to COVID-19

This report seeks approval for the planned use of the non-recurring emergency NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) financial allocation 2021/22 to meet the urgent needs of eating disorder patients and services.

FOI Requirement for Review Procedure

We have procedures in place to allow an individual1 who is dissatisfied in any way with a decision taken by us on the provision of information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to require us to review decisions taken. This note sets out the procedures we follow where someone is dissatisfied

Item No 12 - Strategic Partnership with University of Strathclyde

To advise the IJB of discussions with University of Strathclyde Health and Care Futures Institute and to seek agreement to enter into a Strategic Partnership Agreement with University of Strathclyde.

Item No 13 - Justice Social Work Recovery Planning and Maryhill Womens Community Custody Report

To provide an update to the Integration Joint Board (IJB) on progress made by justice social work in utilising the additional Scottish Government grant award received to support COVID-19 recovery work and the planning underway for the Women’s Community Custody Unit (CCU) in Maryhill.

Freedom of Information Policy

This policy sets out the arrangements that the Glasgow City IJB has made to ensure compliance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Glasgow’s Community Link Worker Programme Expands

Forty more GP Practices in Glasgow will now get a Community Link Worker / Practitioner to help patients improve their health and wellbeing.

A Community Link Worker (CLW) is part of the GP practice team and supports patients with a wide range of non-medical issues that may be affecting their health and wellbeing. This includes things like: money worries; housing; mental health and wellbeing and loneliness and isolation. CLWs connect people to a diverse range of supports and services across Glasgow.

Sharing Experiences of Supporting Carers in Glasgow and Catalonia

Staff from carers organisations in Glasgow and Catalonia recently shared their experiences and highlighted the importance of support for unpaid carers.

Xabier Ballesteros Olazabal, Director of the Social Services Centre, Barcelona Council has been living in Glasgow, researching for his doctorate.  Xabier was a community development worker in Catalonia and founding member of the community mutual support group, ‘La Colla Cuidadora’ [The Carer Gang].