Carers Week 2021 - Making Caring Visible and Valued

June saw the country celebrate Carers Week to highlight the importance of unpaid carers. From 7 to 13 June, Local Carers Centres in Glasgow City raised awareness and organised activities for people who provide everyday unpaid support to friends, family and neighbours who can’t manage otherwise.

Sandyford Staff Develop New Teaching Resource for Scotland

On behalf of a national partnership, the Health Improvement Team within Sandyford Sexual Health Services commissioned and led the development of the new national Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) online teaching and learning resource.

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.

Glasgow Hub Offers Help During Covid-19 Crisis

A new Glasgow hub has been created to help people struggling amid the Coronavirus crisis - linking them to organisations and volunteers who are keen to help.

Glasgow City Council and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership have teamed up with Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS) and Volunteer Glasgow to create Glasgow Helps - a hub which people can contact for help or to volunteer their services.

Caring Staff Help Catherine Celebrate her 100th Birthday at Hawthorn House Care Home

Huge congratulations to Catherine Craigie who celebrated her 100th birthday in style on Wed 15th April, despite the Coronavirus lockdown.

Staff at Glasgow’s Hawthorn House Care Home in Possilpark which is run by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, arranged a special celebration for the great grandmother who has lived at the home since May 2018.

Social Work Students and Retired Care Workers Answer the City's Call to Action

More than 100 students and retired care workers have pledged to do their bit to ease the pressure on the city's social care services following an appeal from Glasgow City Council and the city's Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

To date 97 students, currently completing their four-year Social Work degree or postgraduate degree at university, have expressed an interest in assisting delivering homecare services and working in one of five elderly residential homes around the city.

Sky's the Limit for Former Homeless Man Michael

New dad, Michael Wright, plans to jump out of a plane at 10,000ft to thank Glasgow's Housing First scheme for helping him rebuild his life after homelessness.

In August, Michael is due to take part in a sponsored skydive to raise money for the Salvation Army which provides support to homeless people on behalf of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP).

Care Home Staff Throw Birthday Party for 107 Year Old Ellen

Lockdown didn't stop one of Scotland's oldest women celebrating her 107th birthday at a Glasgow care home on 14 May.

Ellen Gardner has lived through two World Wars and the 1920s Spanish Flu outbreak, so she wasn't going to let the current Coronavirus pandemic spoil her celebrations.

Partnership Working is Helping to House the City’s Homeless

Teams across the council family have been working hard throughout lockdown to make sure that there are enough temporary furnished flats available for homeless households who need them. This is a key priority for the Homeless Services team at the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP).
 

Thanking our Volunteers during Volunteers Week 1 - 7 June 2020

National Volunteers’ Week takes place from 1-7 June every year and is a celebration across the UK of all the contributions volunteers make to their community.

Glasgow City HSCP has a range of volunteers working across its services from Youth Heath, Health Improvement, Alcohol and Drugs, Residential Care and Mental Health. We would like to thank them for all their invaluable and diverse dedicated efforts in supporting the services we provide.