Celebrating our volunteers

National Volunteers’ Week takes place from 1 to 7 June every year and is a celebration across the UK of all the contributions volunteers make to their community.

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has a range of volunteers working across its services from Youth Heath, Health Improvement, Alcohol and Drugs, Residential Care and Mental Health. We would like to thank them for all their invaluable and diverse dedicated efforts in supporting the services we provide.

Our Telecare Service is going digital!

Telecommunications providers across the UK, such as BT, Virgin Media, Sky and Talk Talk are replacing analogue phone lines with digital equivalents with analogue phone lines being switched off by January 2027.

This shift means that phone services will be delivered in the same way as internet connections and will affect the delivery of telecare services across Scotland.

Celebrating unpaid carers during Carers Week 2024

From 10 to 16 June, we celebrated Carers Week to highlight the importance of Glasgow’s unpaid carers.

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities. This year’s theme for Carers Week was ‘Putting Carers on the Map’, aiming at increasing visibility for carers with decision makers, services, employers, communities and businesses.

SPHERE – help for people with bladder and bowel issues

Launching our HSCP's Equality Outcomes 2024 to 2028

We are pleased to launch our new Equalities Outcomes 2024 to 2028. The outcomes have been developed in partnership with key stakeholders across the city, including staff, partner organisations, equality organisations and their members.

The key outcomes reflect the diverse needs of Glasgow City and the range of services we deliver. They provide a focus for our actions over the next four years, rather than everything that we do to address and reduce inequality in the city.

Working with our providers of social care services

Over 100 people attended Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Provider Event on 19 June at Glasgow City Chambers. The event was aimed at providers of social care services, registered managers, HSCP senior management and HSCP commissioning staff.

Jackie Kerr, Interim Chief Officer of our HSCP welcomed participants and gave an update on the interim senior management structure, pressures, challenges and opportunities and the National Care Service.

Listening to patients – What Matters to You Day

Staff at Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Centre for Health and Care at Plean St, Scotstoun celebrated ‘What Matters to You’ day on 6 June with a stall outside to chat to patients.

What Matters to You is an initiative focused on understanding and prioritising the needs and preferences of our patients. The day encourages staff to engage in meaningful conversations with their patients to learn about their values, concerns and what truly matters to them in their care.

LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing services poster launched

As part of June’s Pride Month celebrations, we launched our new LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Services information poster.

SARCS recognised for work with survivors of rape and sexual assault

Staff from Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Archway Glasgow, West of Scotland Sexual Assault Service (SARCS) attended an afternoon reception held for delegates from SARCS across the UK, on 1 May at Buckingham Palace. 

Gaynor Steele, Nurse Team Lead and Dr Deb Wardle, Lead Consultant were at the reception, which was hosted by Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of SARC services to thank those who support survivors of sexual assault and to mark the re-launch of Her Majesty’s Wash Bags project.

Parkhead Hub - April 2024 Update

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Parkhead Hub Health and Care Centre construction will be completed in August. The new Hub will integrate health, social care and community facilities, including a cafe and Parkhead Library.