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Residents Settle into Stunning New Care Home
Residents of two former Glasgow care homes are settling into a stunning new facility built as part of an £112.5million investment programme. Victoria Gardens is a new 70 bed care home built on the site of the former Blawarthill Hospital in Knightswood.
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Supporting Breastfeeding - Govanhill Baby Cafe's 5th Birthday
Over 1,200 new mothers have benefited from support from Glasgow Baby Cafės in the last five years, according to new figures from the National Childbirth Trust (NCT).
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Unsung Heroes – Home Carers Deliver Christmas Care and Cheer
As many people start to wind down for the festive period, hundreds of home carers across Glasgow are gearing up to carry out thousands of visits to some of our most vulnerable citizens on Christmas Day and over the festive period
New Glasgow City HSCP Campaign to Raise Awareness of Dementia
A range of activities have been taking place to support Glasgow City HSCP’s Dementia Strategy Group and increase awareness of dementia and how people and their carers can be supported.
Successful Outcomes for Equipu Service Users
Since 2002, the Equipu Community Equipment Partnership has been providing equipment and assistive technologies to help vulnerable people to live as independently and comfortably as possible in their own home.
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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.
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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.
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Celebration Afternoon Tea with our 100 year old Service Users
Glasgow City HSCP Home Care services hosted an afternoon tea for service users aged 100 and over on Thursday 29 August.
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New Woodside Health and Care Centre opens on 1 July 2019
The new Woodside Health and Care Centre will open to patients, service users and visitors on Monday 1 July 2019.The new Centre will offer state of the art, modern facilities accommodating integrated health and social care services improving access and the co-ordination of care.
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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.
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