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The Thistle Service User Briefing

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.

Agenda - 29/01/2025

Item No 03 - Glasgow City IJB Minutes 27-11-2024 - DRAFT

Item No 07 - Children’s Services Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Plan

This report provides an outline of the plan for the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund (WFWF) monies, which was allocated to address system ‘as is’ pressures by the Council’s City Administration Committee on 20th June 2024, with the proposed plan outlined in Appendix 1 recommended for approval by the Children’s Services Executive Group on 25 November 2024.

Item No 09 - Implementation of ADRS Review and MAT Standards - Shared Care Model

The purpose of the report is to seek support from the IJB to implement a new model of Shared Care Model for Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service, aligned to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Standard 7; to seek approval to progress the commissioning of a third sector partner to deliver on the new Shared Care model; and to seek approval to implement the staffing model for the Primary Care Facilitation support.

Item No 10 - Social Care Planned Procurement 2025-26 and Commissioning Development Plan

To update the IJB on the planned procurement for social care services for financial year 2025/26, and to update on the progress of the commissioning development plan and planned development actions for 2025/26.

Item No 17 - Glasgow City IJB Future Agenda Items

Immeasurable impact of Community Link Workers on local people

A Community Link Worker (CLW) who supports people with issues affecting their wellbeing has told of the vital help being delivered over the winter period.

Sharon Irvine is a CLW with the Health and Social Care Alliance (Alliance) who are commissioned by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Sharon has been based at Castlemilk Health Centre for two years.

Residents and service users enjoy the festive season

Glasgow City Health and Social Care partnership (HSCP) runs five residential care homes, providing 24-hour assistance to people who are no longer able to live independently at home. Our HSCP also runs day care services and care at home services. Our caring staff work hard to make sure residents and service users enjoy the festive season.