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.

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.

Peaceful Haven in the Hospital Grounds

The Art in the Gart creative recovery programme at Gartnavel Royal Hospital has welcomed five times as many visitors as last year to the Growing Spaces sites in the hospital grounds during lockdown.

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.

Concerns about Impact of Pandemic on Mental Health

Concerns about an increase in mental health problems prompted by the pandemic has sparked calls for people to talk about their feelings more.

Loneliness, social isolation, fears for job security, bereavement, grief, financial worries and anxiety about Coronavirus are all issues which people may have struggled with during lockdown and Glasgow's Suicide Prevention specialists fear that the impact on people's mental health may become increasingly apparent in coming months.

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.

October 2019

Do you have a Power of Attorney?

Families are being encouraged to plan for the future by obtaining Power of Attorneys (POA) to protect the wishes of relatives and friends in the event of illness or accidents.

After a successful Glasgow POA campaign over the last five years, Health and Social Care Scotland has now embarked on a national POA campaign, #PeopleLikeYou with 29 of the 31 HSCPs signing up.

Partnership Staff Recognised at NHSGGC Celebrating Success and Chairman’s Awards

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) Celebrating Success Staff Awards were held on 4 November 2019. The event showcases exceptional contributions to patient care. Glasgow City HSCP staff were recognised in several categories.

The Chara Centre received the Celebrating Success Local Staff Award for Glasgow City HSCP, for their work with women experiencing homelessness.