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Carer Recruitment Drive Launched

Glasgow City Council, as part of the city's Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), is creating around 200 new posts to cover vital home care, residential care and day care responsibilities.

Councillor Mhairi Hunter, who serves on the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board, said: "Throughout the Covid-19 crisis the valuable and important role of carers has been highlighted. I'm delighted we're now in a position to recruit and train staff for these varied, front-line care roles and to offer jobs to people seeking employment." 

Glasgow City HSCP Home Care Newsletter Summer 2020

Our summer newsletter gives you an update on the work of our Home Care services.

23 September 2020

If you would like a copy of a meeting paper, please email GCHSCP_Communications@glasgow.gov.uk and please tell us the paper and the format you need.

Working Together to Prevent Suicide

Glasgow City HSCP supports National Suicide Prevention Week, an annual week-long campaign surrounding World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention.

IJB-Finance, Audit and Scrutiny Committee (Minute) 19-02-20 (Approved)

Woodside Health and Care Centre wins Health Building Category at the Scottish Design Awards.

Woodside Health and Care Centre in Glasgow has been recognised for its innovative design at the Scottish Design Awards.

Beating tough competition in the Health Building category, the replacement facility, which opened in 2019, was designed by Page\Park Architects in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), Glasgow City Council (GCC) and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP), alongside development partner hub West Scotland.

Brand new Stobhill Hospital wards open doors to patients

Stobhill ACH has opened the doors to its brand new acute mental health wards. The £10.7m purpose built wards, represent the latest in clinical thinking and design and mark the future of inpatient care in mental health facilities.

The two wards – Elgin and Appin – have space for up to 40 inpatients, with Elgin dedicated to adult acute mental health inpatient care and Appin focusing on older adults with functional mental health issues.

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Seasonal Flu Vaccination 2020 - Briefing for GPs and HSCP Staff (NHSGGC)

Information on the 2020 Seasonal Flu Vaccination Campaign.

Staff Experiences of Working at Barr Street

In May/June 2020, staff working at Glasgow City HSCP’s Barr Street COVID-19 Community Assessment Centre and Care Home Testing Services participated in a staff engagement survey.  Barr Street is one of a number of centres that opened up across Greater Glasgow and Clyde to help combat Coronavirus (COVID-19) by providing a more streamlined service to assess people presenting symptoms.  Some of the staff working at Barr Street share their experiences of working there in the below video.

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