Housing First Delivers Almost 250 Glasgow Tenancies for Homeless People 

Former bar worker, Fraser, is starting a new life in a secure settled tenancy after experiencing homelessness on and off since his teens. Four weeks ago, the 44-year-old got the keys to a flat in North West Glasgow where he is settling in and planning a brighter future.

Thanks to Glasgow's Housing First programme, which provides people with tenancies and intensive wraparound support, he plans to make this flat a permanent home.

Growing Well Together at Shields Community Garden

A community garden, which was established as part of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Shields Health and Care Centre, has been a sanctuary to people struggling with their mental health, isolation or loneliness.

The garden is an oasis of green tranquility in the heart of Pollokshields. It has raised beds for vegetable growing, fruit bushes, a mini-orchard and a border with a variety of plants traditionally used for maintaining health.

Glasgow City HSCP Buildings / Services Open to the Public During the Holiday Period

HSCP’s Bereavement and Loss Training Recognised Nationally

New ways of delivering training covering the topics of loss, grief and bereavement to educational staff in Glasgow have been recognised at the recent national NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Bereavement Conference.

A Glasgow City Working Group consisting of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement staff, Glasgow Psychological Services and The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice came together to adapt and deliver training to education staff in Glasgow during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

Young People Learn About a Career in our HSCP’s Homecare Services

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Social Work Learning and Development staff support young people interested in a career in care by providing care induction training. This is part of an employability programme run with Action for Children and the Social Work Housing and Employment Service Continuing Care and Aftercare Service.

Community Assessment Centres (CACs) – A Vital Tool In Our COVID-19 Armoury

One of the first major responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has also proven to be one of the most effective, providing vital frontline support for thousands of patients, and protecting the health service from being overwhelmed by the virus.

Community Assessment Centres (CACs) first appeared in March 2020 – rapidly set up across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to help manage the flow of suspected COVID-19 patients into the health service.

New Project to help Children Thrive Launched

Local networks to help children under five years of age and their families to eat healthily and maintain a healthy weight are being set up now across three neighbourhoods in Glasgow.

The two-year ‘Thrive Under 5’ project is an exciting early intervention programme that aims to enable a healthy weight in the early years (pre-five years) using a wider child poverty perspective.  

Students Benefiting from Development of New Parkhead Hub Health and Care Centre

Support for Parents and Carers of Young People in Distress

A new service to support parents and carers of young people experiencing emotional distress is being piloted in Glasgow until 31 March 2022. 

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Compassionate Distress Response Service (CDRS) has been providing support to people aged 18 and over who are in emotional distress, since May 2020.

Glasgow’s Homeless and At Risk Communities Get Boosted Against COVID

Some of Glasgow’s most vulnerable communities have been getting boosted at the Lodging House Mission in the city centre. Advanced Nurse Practitioners have been providing jags from the charity’s premises in the city centre, where they provide care and support to homeless, vulnerable and socially excluded people.