11 September 2024

Celebrating Partnership Working - Police Scotland Award for HSCP Staff Member

Huge congratulations to Nicola Milligan, Accommodation Manager within Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Homelessness Services on her award from Police Scotland.

Nicola was presented with a Greater Glasgow Division’s Certificate of Recognition, from Chief Superintendent Lynn Ratcliff, at the Commander’s Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 5 September in Glasgow City Chambers.

The award was in recognition for Nicola’s sustained commitment and enthusiasm in making a significant contribution to tackling homelessness in Glasgow.

NHSGGC launches community food project at Glasgow hospital

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has begun planting crops for a new community food project, and they hope to have the first harvest before winter sets in.

The project has been a number of months in the making, and earlier this week a group of staff, volunteers and external contractors came together at Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership's Stobhill Hospital Mental Health Campus to work on a resource that will benefit patients but will also help people living in surrounding communities.

25 September 2024

Helping with concerns about vaping and young people

In recent years there has been a steep increase in the prevalence of young people taking up vaping.  

In Scotland children as young as 11 years old have said they have used vapes. By the time they are 15 years old, around a third of young people report having tried it. (1)

In response to this concern, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement team has developed several resources relating to vaping and young people.

COSLA Award for Martha’s Mammies

Glasgow City Council with Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) were named winners at the COSLA 2024 Excellence Awards on 19 September, with the COSLA Chairperson’s Award going to our HSCP’s project Martha’s Mammies.

The Awards recognise and celebrate teams and projects that exemplify best practice and innovative, sustainable service delivery that Scottish Local Government delivers for our communities.

Lessons Learned Review of the Alliance to End Homelessness aims to shape future homelessness strategies

In January 2024, our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) commissioned Rocket Science to conduct an independent lessons learned review of the Glasgow Alliance to End Homelessness (GAEH).

The review, aimed at assessing the lessons learned during the Alliance's inception, delivery, and conclusion, has now been completed and the findings will help shape to shape future homelessness strategies in Glasgow.

Working together to prevent falls

During Falls Prevention Week 2024, over 16 to 20 September, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) staff organised a range of activities to raise awareness among staff and the public on how to prevent falls.

We made the short film to help spread the message.

Glasgow marks National Suicide Prevention Week 2024

From 8 to 14 September, Scotland stood together during Suicide Prevention Week to raise awareness and shine a light on suicide and what we can do to keep each other safe.

Health Improvement Annual Report 2023 to 2024

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement Team has published its latest annual report highlighting the work of the team in 2023 to 2024.

The team’s focus as always is improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities.