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Working Together to Prevent Suicide
Glasgow City HSCP supports National Suicide Prevention Week, an annual week-long campaign surrounding World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention.
Concerns about Impact of Pandemic on Mental Health
Concerns about an increase in mental health problems prompted by the pandemic has sparked calls for people to talk about their feelings more.
Peaceful Haven in the Hospital Grounds
The Art in the Gart creative recovery programme at Gartnavel Royal Hospital has welcomed five times as many visitors as last year to the Growing Spaces sites in the hospital grounds during lockdown.
Virtual Baby Group Supports New Parents
With the outbreak of COVID 19, Glasgow City HSCP’s Children and Families Health Visiting Teams in South Glasgow have adapted practice to meet the needs of families. This has included new and innovative ways of working.
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.
New Patient Pathway to Streamline COVID-19 Assessments
New dedicated Community Assessment Centres (CACs) have opened across Greater Glasgow and Clyde to help combat COVID-19 by providing a more streamlined service to assess people presenting symptoms.
Gartnavel Royal Hospital’s Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit first to receive accreditation in Scotland
A ward at Gartnavel Royal Hospital is the first of its kind in Scotland to get accreditation by the Royal College of Psychiatrists for its care of acutely mentally ill patients.
Supporting New Parents – Perinatal Mental Health Guide
Becoming a parent is often portrayed as a joyous time; however, for many the reality is very different with reports showing that one in five women and one in 10 men are affected by mental health problems during pregnancy and the first year after birth.
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).
Meander for Mental Health Film Now Available
A film about the successful Meander for Mental Health 2019 event, held on 14 September 2019 is now available on Youtube.