Community Justice Social Work Finance - Additional Grant Allocation

To update the IJB and seek approval for proposed spend following notification from the Community Justice Division within the Scottish Government that Glasgow City was to receive an additional grant payment of £634,910. This would be in addition to the indicative funding as set out in the Community Justice Social Work (CJSW) Section 27 grant allocation for 2020-21.

Virtual Baby Group Supports New Parents

With the outbreak of COVID 19, Glasgow City HSCP’s Children and Families Health Visiting Teams in South Glasgow have adapted practice to meet the needs of families. This has included new and innovative ways of working.

When Scotland was put into lock down, new mums and new-borns had limited contact with the outside world. The teams worried that the lack of support for families may lead to feelings of isolation, potentially increasing mental health problems for new mothers which has a negative impact on infant health.

Web Accessibility Guidance

The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 came into force on 23 September 2018. The Regulations require that public sector websites and mobile apps be made more accessible to all users, particularly for users who have accessibility needs. This includes all their design, coding and content.

How to Create Accessible PDFs from Word Documents

How to Create Accessible PowerPoint Presentations

How to Create Accessible Emails

How to Create Accessible Print Publications

How to Create Accessible Videos

Creating Accessible Word Documents Checklist

Live Music a Boost for Patients and Staff 

You would have been forgiven for thinking you had wandered into a live gig in Kelvingrove Park, if you had been walking through the Gartnavel Royal Hospital campus on Thursday 13 August.

Local musician and a regular performer within the Art in the Gart creative volunteer programme, Charlie Gorman performed his show, “Gorman on the Green”, to an outdoor audience of patients and staff from the hospital’s Kelvin ward and Clyde ward.