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Glasgow Hub Offers Help During Covid-19 Crisis

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Published: April 01 2020 | Social Care

A new Glasgow hub has been created to help people struggling amid the Coronavirus crisis - linking them to organisations and volunteers who are keen to help.

Glasgow City Council and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership have teamed up with Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS) and Volunteer Glasgow to create Glasgow Helps - a hub which people can contact for help or to volunteer their services.

Caring Staff Help Catherine Celebrate her 100th Birthday at Hawthorn House Care Home

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Published: April 01 2020 | Social Care

Huge congratulations to Catherine Craigie who celebrated her 100th birthday in style on Wed 15th April, despite the Coronavirus lockdown.

Staff at Glasgow’s Hawthorn House Care Home in Possilpark which is run by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, arranged a special celebration for the great grandmother who has lived at the home since May 2018.

Social Work Students and Retired Care Workers Answer the City's Call to Action

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Published: April 01 2020 | Social Care

More than 100 students and retired care workers have pledged to do their bit to ease the pressure on the city's social care services following an appeal from Glasgow City Council and the city's Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

To date 97 students, currently completing their four-year Social Work degree or postgraduate degree at university, have expressed an interest in assisting delivering homecare services and working in one of five elderly residential homes around the city.

Sky's the Limit for Former Homeless Man Michael

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Published: April 01 2020 | Homelessness

New dad, Michael Wright, plans to jump out of a plane at 10,000ft to thank Glasgow's Housing First scheme for helping him rebuild his life after homelessness.

In August, Michael is due to take part in a sponsored skydive to raise money for the Salvation Army which provides support to homeless people on behalf of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP).

PPE Distribution Hub for Social Work Services

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May 2020 | Glasgow City Integration Joint Board | Papers and Reports

Emergency PPE for those using Direct Payments

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May 2020 | Glasgow City Integration Joint Board | Papers and Reports

PPE Distribution Hub

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The Scottish Government, with the support of NHS National Service Scotland (NSS) has established Social Care Hubs within each Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) across Scotland, for the allocation of PPE stock to Social Care Providers.  This covers care homes; care at home providers; unpaid carers; personal assistants; sheltered housing services; supported housing; housing support; children’s homes and hospices, and all HSCP Social Work Services.

We have now set up a distribution hub from which the following can access stock of PPE:

GCHSCP Demographic Tables

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September 2020 | Glasgow City Integration Joint Board | Papers and Reports