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Glasgow's Thriving Places Programme Shortlisted for International Award
Glasgow has been shortlisted for an award in a top international competition.
The Wellbeing Cities Award, organised by NewCities in partnership with Novo Nordisk, the City of Montréal, the Toyota Mobility Foundation, and Transdev, recognises cities across the world which are placing their residents' wellbeing at the heart of urban policy and planning - and Glasgow is one of them.
New £60 Million Hub at Parkhead - Your Chance to Ask Questions
Local residents are being given the opportunity to ask questions about the new £60 million state-of-the-art Health and Social Care Hub planned for Parkhead.
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Message from Susanne Millar to Providers
Please see below a personal video message from Susanne Millar, Interim Chief Officer, Glasgow City HSCP recognising and thanking providers of HSCP purchased services for their efforts and support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 Message from Fiona Moss
Please see below a personal video message from Fiona Moss, Head of Health Improvement and Equalities, giving an update on some of the key actions that have been taken in Health Improvement and Equalities to manage and respond to the impact of COVID-19, and thanking staff for all their efforts.
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Glasgow City HSCP Occupational Therapy Competencies featured in National Publication
The development of competencies for Occupational Therapists (OTs) working across health and social care in Glasgow City HSCP has again been highlighted as an example of good practice, with a feature in the August 2020 edition of OT News. This is a membership only publication from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
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.
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.