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QNIS Long Service Awards for Partnership Nursing Staff

Three staff nurses from the North West Locality of the Partnership were recently presented with Long Service Awards from the Queen's Institute for Community Nursing Scotland (QNIS).

The staff were Susan McNee and Margaret Jamieson based at Maryhill health and Care Centre and and Angela Toland, based at Possilpark Health and Care Centre.  They have all worked over 30 years with the Health Visiting team.

Restart Creative Writing Group at Glasgow 2018 Aye Write Festival

Playwright and director John Binnie has been working with writers from NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC) Restart groups in Bridgeton and Maryhill. Participants in the project performed their poetry and stories at this year’s Glasgow Aye Write Festival which took place in March.

East Glasgow GP Staff win British Heart Foundation Team of the Year Award

Crail Medical Practice won the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Alliance Awards ‘Team of the Year’ Category for improving the health of heart patients. Winners were presented with a trophy and certificate at a ceremony on Tuesday 5 June 2018 at the British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference 2018 in Manchester.

The team, who work in the Parkhead area of the city, which has higher than average rates of heart disease, have made huge efforts to engage with patients including setting up a weekly walking group. 

Vounteers' Week Celebrations

Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution that millions of volunteers make across the UK. To mark this event and thank their volunteers North West Locality staff organised an award ceremony and lunch for volunteers followed by a visit to the Tall Ship, Riverside.

Another Successful Year Delivering Project Search

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership through the Supported Employment Service are a key partner in developing and delivering Project Search in Glasgow, an intensive work experience programme for young people with learning disabilities and / or an autistic spectrum condition. The goal of Project Search is to support all participants into full time paid employment and this is the fifth year the programme has been delivered in Glasgow.

Possilpark celebrates World Breastfeeding Week

As part of World Breastfeeding Week which ran from 1 to 7th August 2018, many local Mums and not forgetting Dads came together to celebrate their experiences of breastfeeding at The Grove Baby Café in Possilpark.

Care Services Previously Provided by Cordia Honoured with Care Inspectorate Award

Care Services previously provided by Cordia but now part of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership have been honoured with a Team and Culture award at the 2018 Care Inspectorate conference.

NHS 70th Anniversary Events

Between 2  and 25  July, Partnership staff commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the NHS with a series of events.

LGBT Charter Bronze Award for Youth Health Service

The North West Youth Health Service (YHS) was awarded its LGBT Bronze Charter award in August. This is the first Partnership service to achieve this award. This process was over a 12 month period and involved various tasks and requirements including

Red Bag Helps Keep Everything at Hand

The Red Bag scheme was introduced in Glasgow City in July 2018 to 22 care and residential homes to support and improve links between acute sites and care and residential homes