HSCP staff recognised at Scottish Health Awards 2024
Huge congratulations to all Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) staff who were recognised at the Scottish Health Awards 2024 held in Edinburgh on 7 November.
These Awards recognise the contribution of frontline health and social care workers but also celebrate those who work so hard behind the scenes in support roles, to ensure we have the kind of health and care services that are vital in achieving the highest quality of care.
In partnership with Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis, our HSCP’s North East and North West Health Improvement Teams were finalists in the Tackling Health Inequalities category. Health Improvement staff Mhairi Shepherd and Chloe Heyburn attended the ceremony with staff from Rape Crisis.
Mhairi said: “Our project with Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis has successfully increased accessibility to specialised support for survivors of sexual violence within their own community. In addition, the project has increased awareness of gender-based violence and confidence to respond to disclosures of gender-based violence amongst local partners in the North of Glasgow.”
Our HSCP staff were also part of the Breastfeeding Promotion team from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), which won the Global Citzenship Award.
Ayisha Azam, Health Improvement Senior, from the North West and Denise Mullen, Health Visitor from Castlemilk both volunteer with NHSGGC’s Royal Hospital for Children/Lahore Children's Hospital, Twinning Programme. The programme works to enhance infant feeding practices, train staff and advocate for UNICEF Baby Friendly Principles and policy reforms to improve health outcomes for vulnerable infants in Pakistan.
Other finalists were Lynn Haughey, Change and Development Manager, in our South locality, in the Leader of the Year category.
Pauline Zvimba, Senior Nurse Practitioner, at Auchinlea Mental Health Resource Centre, was a finalist in the Nurse Award - sponsored by the Royal College of Nursing.
Julie Conaghan, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) based at Community Centre for Health, was a finalist in the Outstanding Contribution to the NHS - Reader's Choice Award. Julie was put forward for the award by one of the mums on her caseload.