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Pioneering Prison Project to Help Reduce Drug Deaths
Prisoners leaving Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow are being offered a life-saving nasal inhaler, which can save the life of someone who has an opioid overdose.
Virtual Afternoon Tea for Centenarian Service Users
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Home Care service hosted a ‘virtual afternoon tea’ this month for service users aged 100 years and over.
Home Carer Completes Charity Sky Dive
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Home Carer Colin McKechnie recently completed a 10,000ft sky dive raising £900 for the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.
Glasgow Takes Part in Research into Creation of Drug Checking Services
Glasgow's Alcohol and Drug Partnership is working with the University of Stirling to explore how drug checking services could be developed to reduce harms in Scotland.
Home Carers Give Betty a Birthday Surprise
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) home carers gave service user Betty a birthday surprise by decorating her living room with balloons and banners to help celebrate her 90th birthday.
Staff Help Sadie Celebrate her 100th Birthday
Sadie Barclay, a service user at Glasgow City HSCP’s Glenwood Day Care Centre in Castlemilk, Glasgow, recently
Home Care Recruitment Campaign Reaches Final of APSE Awards
Glasgow City HSCP was recognised at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards for public sector excellence last week.
National Recognition for Glasgow's Recovery Communities
Volunteers helping hundreds of people recovering from addiction in Glasgow have received national recognition.
Glasgow's inspirational Recovery Communities have won the hotly-contested Volunteers Category of the prestigious Scottish Health Awards.
Slow release opiod substitute gives Glasgow patients new lease of life
A slow release opioid substitute is helping opioid dependent patients get their lives back on track and has been described as ‘life-changing’ by those on the treatment.
Glasgow City HSCP Occupational Therapy Competencies featured in National Publication
The development of competencies for Occupational Therapists (OTs) working across health and social care in Glasgow City HSCP has again been highlighted as an example of good practice, with a feature in the August 2020 edition of OT News.