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New Glasgow Alcohol and Drugs Advocacy Service
We all need an advocate at some times in our lives. It helps to have someone around to make a difficult phone call, someone who can help write a letter or someone to go with you to a difficult meeting.
A new advocacy service to help people in Glasgow having problems related to alcohol and drugs was launched on Tues 26 March. The Glasgow City Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) fully supported the successful application by The Advocacy Project to the Scottish Government National Development Fund.
Youthbank South Glasgow Awards Night
New Woodside Health and Care Centre to be fully operational from Monday 1 July 2019
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) is pleased to advise that the new Woodside Health and Care Centre will be fully operational from Monday 1 July 2019.
BeST? Trial
The BeST? trial is a research trial owned by Glasgow University which has been running in Glasgow since 2011. The trial has now been increased to include involvement from four London boroughs and Renfrewshire HSCP. The trial purpose is to evaluate whether an infant mental health service offers improved outcomes for Looked After and Accommodated Children when compared to the mainstream social work services in each of the areas.
Working Together to Prevent Suicide in Glasgow
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership Staff in conjunction with Glasgow University, joined Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council on World Suicide Prevention Day, Tuesday 10 September 2019, to highlight Suicide Prevention work in Glasgow.
Speaking to over 80 people at the City Chambers Dr Trevor Lakey, Health Improvement and Inequalities Manager, spoke about the National Suicide Prevention Action Plan and.Glasgow City multi agency suicide prevention work.
Glasgow City HSCP Staff Awards for Excellence 2019 - Winners and Commendations
Partnership staff had their achievements recognised at the Glasgow City HSCP Staff Awards for Excellence 2019 on 19 September. The Awards celebrate individual staff, teams and projects who have ‘gone the extra mile’ in their work in a number of categories.
In total seventy-six nominations were received from across Glasgow City HSCP.
The winners and commendations were as follows:
Category 1 - Our Patients, Service Users and Carers
Success at COSLA Excellence Awards
The 2019 COSLA Excellence Awards were held on Thursday 10 October in St. Andrew’s. The awards celebrate the very best in Scottish local government.
Two services from Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) were shortlisted for the awards. These were Tomorrow’s Women Glasgow and the Recovery Communities, with Tomorrow’s Women Glasgow winning Category 2: Achieving Better Outcomes in Partnership.
Do you have a Power of Attorney?
Families are being encouraged to plan for the future by obtaining Power of Attorneys (POA) to protect the wishes of relatives and friends in the event of illness or accidents.
After a successful Glasgow POA campaign over the last five years, Health and Social Care Scotland has now embarked on a national POA campaign, #PeopleLikeYou with 29 of the 31 HSCPs signing up.
Partnership Staff Recognised at NHSGGC Celebrating Success and Chairman’s Awards
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) Celebrating Success Staff Awards were held on 4 November 2019. The event showcases exceptional contributions to patient care. Glasgow City HSCP staff were recognised in several categories.
The Chara Centre received the Celebrating Success Local Staff Award for Glasgow City HSCP, for their work with women experiencing homelessness.
New App for Young Residents
The James McLean Project (JMP) provides accommodation and support to homeless young men and women aged 16 to 21. The team at the JMP in Barmulloch has launched an App, which will transform the way they communicate with their service users.
The App, which will improve the way the service delivers information to residents and how they feedback to the service, was officially launched in October.