Summer in the Garden at Gartnavel Royal Hospital

Now that Autumn is here and winter approaches, the Growing Spaces in the garden at Gartnavel Royal Hospital have started to take on new colours and shapes. Seed heads and falling leaves carpet the walkways and yet the Sunflowers still offer a striking reminder of the summer now gone.

Glasgow City Youth Health Service Launched Across Glasgow

Glasgow City Youth Health Service offers confidential, personalised support to young people aged 12 to 19 years. The service is provided by Nurses, GPs, Counsellors and Multiple Risk Workers and was officially launched in September. The launch marked the expansion of the service to nine venues across the city, three in the North East, North West and South localities of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Funding for the service is provided by the HSCP.

New Homes to Transform Lives of Long Term Hospital Residents 

People with learning disabilities who have spent years in hospital are set to enjoy new lives in the community thanks to Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

Two vacant bungalows in Kirkintilloch will be bought by the HSCP and refurbished to a high standard - enabling eight people to move out of hospitals and enjoy greater independence in the community.

The plan will offer enhanced community living for adults with learning disabilities who will have their own en-suite bedrooms as well as communal kitchens, living, dining and garden spaces.

Thanks to Staff Testing Team at Barr Street Clinic

In July Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) established a Staff Testing Team in response to the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on our care homes and the need to put in place weekly COVID-19 testing arrangements for staff.  

This service is now in the process of transferring to the Regional Testing Hub that is a centralised model across Scotland allowing our team to be disbanded.  It is important to acknowledge the work the staff have undertaken during this challenging period and thank them for their hard work and commitment.

Deaf Mental Health Peer Support Worker Service Launched

20 October 2021

Glasgow Supported Employment Service Launches Improving Modern Apprenticeship Programme

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Glasgow Supported Employment Service has been supporting people with autism and / or learning disabilities into paid work for the past 12 years.

COVID-19 Message from Mike Burns - October 2021

Please see below a personal video message from Mike Burns, our HSCP’s Assistant Chief Officer for Children’s Services and North East Operations. In his video, Mike talks about some of the ways in which children, young people and families have been supported during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and thanks staff for all their incredible efforts. He also talks about Care Leavers Day (29 October), celebrating the achievements of the young people who we look after and care for on a day-to-day basis and recognising the work that we’ve been doing to support them.

Maximising Independence Update – October 2021

What makes you happy?  Looking forward to travelling and seeing new places, spending time with family and friends, taking up a favourite sport or relaxing at home with a box set? 

When we think about what makes us happy, we often think about the big things because we can take for granted that the essentials are in place – like living somewhere you can call home, where you feel safe, doing things you enjoy and spending time with the people and things you care about.

First Domestic Abuse Strategy Launched in Glasgow

Our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Domestic Abuse Strategy 2023 – 2028 was recently approved at the Integration Joint Board’s (IJB) meeting on 22 March 2023. 

The Strategy is the first of its kind in Glasgow City, and it describes what we'll do over the next five years to ensure people affected by domestic abuse receive the best possible care, and how we'll continue to seek the involvement of people with lived experience in the design and evaluation of domestic abuse services.