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Cost of the Nursery Day Project

The Cost of the Nursery Day project was a collaboration between Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership and Glasgow City Council Early Learning and Childcare to identify poverty-related barriers to learning and participation in nurseries, and to develop practical ways to overcome them. The project was delivered in 2019 and complements Child Poverty Action Group's Cost of the School Day project.

Director Appointed to Glasgow Alliance to End Homelessness

Glasgow Alliance to End Homelessness, a citywide movement for change, has appointed Mark Kelvin as Director.

Hundreds of Homeless People Receive Covid-19 Vaccinations

Hundreds of vulnerable homeless people are receiving their first Covid-19 vaccinations in Glasgow as teams of nurses visit temporary accommodation and support services to provide injections.

Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is co-ordinating the huge logistical operation in a bid to reach people whose transient and often chaotic lifestyles would have hindered attendance at vaccination centres.

Using Technology to Engage with our Local Communities

Our Locality Engagement Forums (LEFs) help Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to ensure that our health and social care services here in Glasgow are engaged with our local communities. 

Enhanced Covid Testing to Tackle Glasgow's Southside Outbreak

Glasgow City Council and Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership are working together to increase the amount of COVID-19 testing capacity in the areas affected by the current outbreak.

This has already included increasing the number of Local Test Sites carrying out PCR testing, as well as making all test sites in the city available for asymptomatic testing, rather than just symptomatic testing. Lateral Flow Tests have also been made available through southside mosques with Imams urging worshipers to collect tests for their families.

Successful First Year for Compassionate Distress Response Service 

The Compassionate Distress Response Service (CDRS) – Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) service to support adults experiencing emotional distress – celebrated the first anniversary of its Out of Hours service on 25 May 2021.

Staff Working in the Prison System Challenge Mental Health Stigma

As part of an organisational wide approach to challenge the stigma and discrimination that can be associated with mental health, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement Team (Prisons) has encouraged staff who work within prison establishments in Greater Glasgow and Clyde to discuss their mental health.

Annual Accounts for the Period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021

Pre-Audit Inspection - copies of the unaudited accounts of GLASGOW CITY IJB for the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 will be available for public inspection between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday, from Friday 25 June 2021 to Friday 16 July 2021

Health Needs Assessment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Non-binary People in Scotland

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), NHS Lothian and Public Health Scotland are working in partnership to conduct a comprehensive health needs assessment of Scotland’s LGBT+ population. As part of the health needs assessment, an online survey is being conducted from 11 June to 20 August 2021. The survey is available at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ScotlandLGBT2021

PHHaB New Project Launched

In April this year, a pilot project called Barlinnie-based PHHaB Project (Pathfinder to Housing, Health and Benefits) was launched, and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) were proud to be one of the leading partners.