TASK Family Support and Learning Centre in the Gorbals area has become the first early years establishment to fully sign up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Early Years Scheme in Glasgow City. The nursery is part of a pilot for the scheme, operating in Glasgow South and North East localities.

Staff from Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Archway Glasgow, West of Scotland Sexual Assault Service (SARCS) attended an afternoon reception held for delegates from SARCS across the UK, on 1 May at Buckingham Palace. 

Congratulations to Morrisons Anniesland for being awarded Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland accreditation in Glasgow.

Breastfeeding is important to the health of both mother and baby. While many new mums start breastfeeding, some stop within a few weeks or months. This is often because they feel there’s a lack of support, particularly when they want to feed their baby outside their home. 

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has retained the UNICEF Baby Friendly - Achieving Sustainability (Gold) Award.

Our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Domestic Abuse Strategy 2023 – 2028 was recently approved at the Integration Joint Board’s (IJB) meeting on 22 March 2023. 

Congratulations to Elderpark Housing Association in Govan. They’ve recently signed up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme. 

Several Glasgow City HSCP staff and teams have been shortlisted for Awards over the last few months.

These include:

Our HSCP’s Maximising Independence approach with partners aims to deliver the largest change in health and social care in Glasgow in a generation. That’s a huge move. It’s complex and complicated, and it’s especially challenging to tackle such a major change during a global health pandemic.

Generous Glasgow City HSCP staff working in Balmore Ward at Leverndale Hospital decided this year to forego the usual staff tradition of giving presents to each other by Secret Santa and instead donated their presents to the women and children being supported by Renfrewshire Women’s Aid.