A free peer support service has been launched for social workers across Scotland, as practitioners across the country continue to feel pressures working during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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.

In 2020, a group of care experienced young people wanting to effect change in Glasgow was established. This group, known as People Achieving Change (PAC), is committed to supporting young people from a care background to have a voice and access to better services and outcomes. 

Many people are struggling to access food through absolutely no fault of their own, and this has increased during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. 

June saw the country celebrate Carers Week to highlight the importance of unpaid carers.

Refugee Week runs from 14 to 20 June this year with the theme ‘We Cannot Walk Alone'. As part of services to support Glasgow’s refugee and asylum seekers communities, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) South Locality Health Improvement Team has been working with Govan C

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) home carers gave service user Betty a birthday surprise by decorating her living room with balloons and banners to help celebrate her 90th birthday.