New Animation Helps Women Consider Postnatal Contraception

A short animation encouraging women to think about postnatal contraception was launched recently by Women's Health Minister, Maree Todd MSP. 

Glasgow City HSCP Staff Win National UK Public Health Award

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement team has won the award for ‘Digital Initiative’ as part of this year’s UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) Awards.  

UKPHR is an independent, dedicated regulator for public health professionals in the United Kingdom, providing professional regulation to public health specialists, specialty registrars and practitioners from a variety of backgrounds, all of whom have a common core of knowledge and skills.

Item No.10 - Social Work in Scotland - Audit Scotland Report

To advise Committee on the key findings of the Audit Scotland report Social Work in Scotland published in September 2016; and, to seek approval of the action plan developed to address the report recommendations for the Council and Integration Joint Board

Strategic Plan Update

Item No.11 - Care Home Quality Report

To inform committee of purchased care home Care Inspectorate grading performance at October 2016

Family Nurse Partnership Celebrates 10-year Anniversary

The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and marking the occasion by bringing staff and clients together to recognise their decade-long achievements.

The FNP is a person-centred, preventative intervention programme offered to young first-time parents aged 19 or under, and their children. The programme is evidence based and is delivered in the parents’ own homes. It’s designed to cover the first crucial 1,001 days of life, from early pregnancy until the child reaches the age of two years old.  

Glasgow's cared for children to share £2.6m before Christmas

£2.6m will be shared among 6,500 vulnerable children and families in time for Christmas.

On Wednesday 30 November, the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board approved recommendations to fund the one-off £400 winter payment to looked after children.

Foster Carers will also receive an increase of £15 per week starting from January 2023.

Item No.12 - Performance Report

The purpose of this report is to present a future timetable for reporting upon performance to the Integration Joint Board Finance and Audit Committee

Councillors carry naloxone kits to help save lives

Glasgow councillors are being trained to use Naloxone - a drug which can help prevent fatal overdoses.

Glasgow’s Health Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) arranged training following a visit to the city’s North East Recovery Community by Councillor Declan Blench, chair of the North East Area Planning Partnership.

Glasgow Celebrates its Care Experienced Young People on Open Day

Children and young people who are care experienced have a lot to celebrate, and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Care Leavers Open Day is one way that we support and recognise the achievements and talents of our care experienced individuals.