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Residents and service users enjoy the festive season

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Published: January 01 2025 | Social Care

Glasgow City Health and Social Care partnership (HSCP) runs five residential care homes, providing 24-hour assistance to people who are no longer able to live independently at home. Our HSCP also runs day care services and care at home services. Our caring staff work hard to make sure residents and service users enjoy the festive season.

Helping education staff to support students who self-harm

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Published: January 01 2025 | Mental Health

During 2024, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) Mental Health Improvement Team, hosted by Glasgow City HSCP, has been working with three further and higher education institutions in Glasgow. In line with Scotland's Self-harm Strategy and Action Plan 2023, the team has worked with education staff to increase awareness and understanding of self-harm.

The Promise is five years old

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Published: February 01 2025
The Promise is five years old. The Promise is a commitment made by Scotland to care experienced children and young people, ensuring they grow up loved, safe and respected.

Alexa is improving wellbeing for residents of our HSCP’s care homes

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Published: February 01 2025 | Social Care

Special Alexa devices have proved to be a hit with both residents and staff in Orchard Grove and Meadowburn Care Homes.

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Older People Residential Services has been taking part in an exciting and innovative trial, using specially designed Alexa devices and digital connection boxes.

The trial is part of the Connected Care and Wellbeing Project, a Glasgow City Region programme, funded by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to look at harnessing digital technology in care services.

Help to plan any future care needs

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Published: February 01 2025

Across our HSCP’s health and social care services, we aim to deliver person-centred care. To do this our staff need to work with everyone – the person being supported, those who matter to them and the other health care professionals involved in their care.

Maximising Independence – bringing benefits for Glasgow citizens now and for the future

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Published: February 01 2025
The Maximising Independence (MI) Programme was set up over four years ago to support people who can and wish to remain living at home safely for as long as possible with the right support in place for them, and for their carers if they have them.

The Thistle exceeds expectation as latest figures provided

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Published: March 01 2025

Scotland’s first safer drug consumption facility – The Thistle – has seen 143 individuals make use of the facility 1067 times since opening on Monday 13 January.

In its first seven weeks of opening, The Thistle has been used 1067 times by 143 individuals (Monday 13 January up to close of play Sunday 2 March).

Nursing staff within the Using Space have supervised more than 700 injecting episodes, with people injecting cocaine, heroin or both.

Praise for Leverndale Hospital's mental health wards

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Published: March 01 2025 | Mental Health

Our HSCP’s older people's mental health wards have been praised by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (MWCS) for their high quality care and high standard of care planning.

Balmore and Banff Wards at Glasgow City Health and Social Care (HSCP)’s Leverndale Hospital were visited by the MWCS in February 2025.

Glasgow Telecare Services transition to digital platform

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Published: March 01 2025

On Tuesday, 4 March, our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) achieved a significant milestone in modernising our telecare services by successfully migrating to the Enovation UMO Digital Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) platform.

Telecare refers to a broad range of devices that are designed to help keep people safe in their own home by enabling them to request assistance in an emergency. The service is mainly used by older people or people with disabilities, but it can also support people who have significant health problems.

Mark wins at national Healthcare Science Awards

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Published: March 01 2025

Mark Mason, Biomedical Scientist, at the Sandyford Sexual Health Services, was named Healthcare Scientist of the Year at a national awards ceremony to celebrate the work of healthcare scientists.

The Chief Scientific Officer’s Awards for Healthcare Science were held as part of Healthcare Science Week in March to celebrate the skills and expertise of healthcare scientists across Scotland.