5 February 2025

Glasgow opens UK's first safer drug consumption facility

The UK’s first safer drug consumption facility opened in Glasgow on  13 January.

Based at the Hunter Street Health and Care Centre, the facility – to be known as The Thistle – will operate daily from 9am to 9pm, 365 days of the year.

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Across our HSCP’s health and social care services, we aim to deliver person-centred care. To do this our staff need to work with everyone – the person being supported, those who matter to them and the other health care professionals involved in their care.

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Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is committed to communicating with the people who it works with and supports so that they are kept up to date on work that is happening across the Partnership. Our Communications Strategy outlines how we are doing this.

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SDCF - Background information

There are over 100 Safer Drug Consumption Facilities (SDCF) worldwide including Europe, North America and Australia.

SDCFs offer a compassionate, person-centred service which focuses on reducing the harms associated with injecting drug use and helps people access appropriate services to meet their needs.

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Time to Talk Day 2025: promoting mental health and wellbeing in the workplace

On 6 February, our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) marked Time to Talk Day.

This annual national campaign encourages friends, families, communities and workplaces to come together, talk, listen and help change lives by breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health.

To support this important initiative, our Mental Health Improvement Team hosted a drop-in event at Commonwealth House in the city centre, inviting colleagues to take some time out of their day to relax, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and have an open chat about mental health.

Our HSCP’s Transport Team honoured at Glasgow Caring City’s Festive Fun Day and Awards

Our Glasgow City HSCP’s (Health and Social Care Partnership) Transport Team was recently honoured at Glasgow Caring City’s Festive Fun Day and Awards in December 2024, where they received a 25th Anniversary Community Partnership Award in recognition of their longstanding support for the charity’s fleet operations.

Jack McHugh and Caroline Oliphant from the Transport Team were invited to the event to represent the HSCP. They were joined by colleague Willie Darroch and enjoyed a day filled with festive activities organised by the young people who attend the charity.