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SDCF - Service user families information
Safer drug consumption facilities (SDCFs) are supervised healthcare settings where people can consume drugs, obtained elsewhere, in the presence of trained health and social care professionals, in clean and hygienic environments reducing the risk of overdose and infectious diseases whilst offering support and access to healthcare services.
SDCF - Local communities
Safer Drug Consumption facilities (SDCF) were first established in Switzerland in the 1980’s. There are now more than 100 of these facilities worldwide, which has resulted in extensive research and evaluation of the impact on local communities.
The general themes from this research show that following the opening of SDCFs:
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If you already have a social worker then you should contact them direct. Otherwise during office hours you can contact Health and Social Care Connect who will ask you some questions to find out your needs and how best to meet these. You can contact Health and Social Care Connect by:
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The Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership provides a range of community health services across Glasgow City, some of which cover the entire NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Board area.
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All staff working in hospitals and care homes are being urged to ‘Think Red Bag’ when preparing for a care home resident to attend and return from hospital.
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Strategic Partnership with the University of Strathclyde is set to drive innovation in health and social care
A new collaboration agreement between researchers at the University of Strathclyde and our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is set to drive innovation in health and social care.
The Strategic Partnership Agreement formalises a long-time collaboration between the two. Teams of multi-disciplinary academics will join forces with our HSCP to develop solutions in response to real world and local challenges and inform best practice, as well as drive people-focussed innovation in the sector.