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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.
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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Success at COSLA Excellence Awards
The 2019 COSLA Excellence Awards were held on Thursday 10 October in St. Andrew’s. The awards celebrate the very best in Scottish local government.
![Staff from Tomorrow's Women with COSLA Chief Executive Sally Loudon (left) and host Jackie Bird (right).](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Tomorrow%27s%20Women%20-%20Glasgow%20City%20Council%20web.jpg)
Glasgow’s care services staff pledge to make a difference to people living with dementia and their carers
Film Clip shows the Benefit of One Good Adult
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LGBT Charter Bronze Award for Youth Health Service
![Picture of Youth Health Team](/sites/default/files/hero-images/lgbt%20charter%20handover.jpg)
Helping Carers know their Rights - Carer's Act Launch Event
Around eighty carers from across Glasgow came to the City Chambers on 3 April for the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership's event to launch the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 which takes effect from 1 April 2018.
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Tomorrows Women Celebrate International Women's Day 2018
A fantastic day was had by the Tomorrows Women service users and staff team on 8 March - International Women’s Day 2018.
![Picture of staff and service users](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Tomorrow%20Women%20crop_0.jpg)
Young People Vote for Local Projects
On 18 January 2018 the 'Big Grant Giveaway' was hosted at the Tramway Theatre. 12 projects from across South Glasgow presented their youth-led ideas to an audience of 200 local young people with the hope of securing up to £3000, to see their ideas become a reality.
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Improving Practice in Specialist Dementia Units
Balmore Ward at Leverndale Hospital features in the latest Alzheimer Scotland: Dementia In
Scotland magazine. Here is an extract from the article.
![Picture of staff at Balmore Ward](/sites/default/files/hero-images/Balmore%20Ward%20cropped.jpg)