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Improving Care - The Sandyford menopause email advice service
An innovative email service for health staff is helping women get treatment more quickly for menopausal symptoms.
Free Condoms service helps make sexual health a priority for students
In response to high levels of Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea incidence in under 25s, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) Free Condoms Service supported College and University fresher’s events and this year's Freshers Festival in September.

Helping Adults with Learning Disabilities with Relationships and Sexual Health
Staff from 17 organisations across Greater Glasgow and Clyde came together in November 2022 at an engagement event held by Sandyford Sexual Health Services. Sandyford is hosted by Glasgow City HSCP for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.

Awkward Moments – New Campaign Improves Conversations about Sex and Consent
Five short films promoting conversations about sex and consent in young people have been viewed over 36,000 times on social media.

New Animation Helps Women Consider Postnatal Contraception
A short animation encouraging women to think about postnatal contraception was launched recently by Women's Health Minister, Maree Todd MSP.

Tailored Outreach PrEP Service for People Who Inject Drugs Featured in National HIV Journal
National Award for Pharmacy Led Pain Clinic
A pharmacist-led pain clinic in Govanhill Health Centre has won a national award for the ‘Addressing Overprescribing’ category and an overall Silver Award, as voted by the audience, at the PrescQIPP Annual Awards 2021. The winners were announced at an online award ceremony on 13 October.
Health Needs Assessment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Non-binary People in Scotland
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), NHS Lothian and Public Health Scotland are working in partnership to conduct a comprehensive health needs assessment of Scotland’s LGBT+ population. As part of the health needs assessment, an online survey is being conducted from 11 June to 20 August 2021.

Glasgow City HSCP Pharmacist wins at National Conference
Leanne Black, Advanced Prescribing Support Pharmacist won the poster prize at the recent Scottish Practice Pharmacist & Prescribing Advisers Association Conference, held virtually on 28 October 2020.
Sandyford Staff Develop New Teaching Resource for Scotland
On behalf of a national partnership, the Health Improvement Team within Sandyford Sexual Health Services commissioned and led the development of the new national Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) online teaching and learning resource.
