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Parkhead Hub Update - October 2024
The new state of the art Parkhead Hub will be opening to the public soon.
The new Hub will integrate health, social care and community facilities, including a cafe and the relocated Parkhead Library. There will be three GP practices (Forge Medical Practice, Drs McKenzie and Burns and Meadowpark Surgery), a community pharmacy, dental services and the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Learning Centre (a citywide resource).
IJB Members visit to HSCP services: Glasgow Intensive Family Support Service
Councillor Mhairi Hunter, Vice Chair of the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board, Visits Services
Our Residential Care Homes Admin Teams dress up for Halloween!
To celebrate Halloween, our admin staff across our residential care homes dressed up in costumes to brighten the day for all, showcasing the sense of community our HSCP strives to create within our homes.
To get into the spooky season, celebrations and parties took place in our care homes and day care centres across the city to mark Halloween. The admin staff decided to coordinate incredible costumes that carried the festivities out into the reception areas, which was great for residents and visitors alike. The teams dressed up as The Pink Ladies, The Chipmunks and more.
New Partnership with Glasgow Carers Launched Ahead of Carers Rights Day
On the lead up to Carers Rights Day on 21 November, our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership hosted an event to mark a new partnership with Glasgow Carers; a carer’s led group, founded by Marie McGinn in April 2024, to amplify the voices of carers.
The event was held at Glasgow City Chambers and brought together carers, HSCP staff, carers organisations and community representatives.
Collaboration brings new Breathing Space bench to Gartnavel Hospital
Through a collaborative effort, our Glasgow City Suicide Prevention Partnership and other partners have unveiled a new ‘Breathing Space’ bench at Gartnavel Hospital, near Hyndland railway station. Designed to provide a quiet space for reflection and conversation, the bench aims to support mental wellbeing in the community.
Parkhead Hub Update - April 2025
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) new Parkhead Hub opened in January 2025. The Hub integrates health and social care services and community facilities including a café, and the relocated Parkhead Library.
Members of the local community and staff are enjoying the fantastic new facilities provided by the Hub, which replaces several older buildings in the area.
Maximising Independence projects – supporting people and communities
As the maximising independence approach continues to become our ‘business as usual’ way of doing things across the HSCP, it’s helping us to achieve a fair and easier way for people to access support and prioritise what’s most important to them. Two particular maximising independence projects are already having an impact.
Glasgow care home residents celebrate 80th Anniversary of VE Day
Staff at Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Hawthorn House Care Home in Possilpark, which has 120 residents, organised events throughout the week including two street themed parties. This allowed people to come together to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Thursday 8 May 2025.
Residents at Victoria Garden’s Care Home in Knightswood also celebrated the anniversary with a morning tea and an afternoon sing song. There were also garden or street parties in all services with entertainment organised wherever possible.
Celebrating our volunteers June 2025
National Volunteers’ Week took place from 2 to 8 June this year and is a celebration across the UK of all the contributions volunteers make to their community. As well as a crucial opportunity to thank volunteers and recognise the value of their time, passion and skills, the week also acts as a chance to inspire others to give volunteering a go.