More than 100 students and retired care workers have pledged to do their bit to ease the pressure on the city's social care services following an appeal from Glasgow City Council and the city's Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

To date 97 students, currently completing their four-year Social Work degree or postgraduate degree at university, have expressed an interest in assisting delivering homecare services and working in one of five elderly residential homes around the city.

The response comes after staffing levels in both service areas have been depleted due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with staff members off ill, self-isolating and having their own, family care duties.

This ongoing situation has put an extraordinary strain on the ability of the service to continue to deliver essential frontline homecare visits to some of our city's most vulnerable residents and appropriately staff residential homes.

Following an intensive three day induction, the students will join a register of staff that can be used to supplement existing resources providing critical care to a limited number of service users.

Read full story at https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/25846/Social-Work-Students-and-Retired-Care-Workers-Answer-the-Citys-Call-to-Action