Item No 22 - Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report 2020-21

To present the annual report from the Chief Social Work Officer for the year 2020/21, prepared in line with interim guidance for the 2020/21 report provided by Scottish Government.

Freedom of Information Policy

This policy sets out the arrangements that the Glasgow City IJB has made to ensure compliance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Item No 23 - North East Health and Social Care Hub

To note the content of the Full Business Case (FBC) and approval of funding for the HSCP contribution of costs for the North East Health and Social Care Hub, and progression of the FBC to the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group.

Item No 24 - National Care Service Consultation

The purpose of the report is to update the Integration Joint Board on the submission of feedback on behalf of Glasgow City IJB to the consultation on the National Care Service

Item No 27 - Glasgow City IJB Future Agenda Items

Glasgow’s Community Link Worker Programme Expands

Forty more GP Practices in Glasgow will now get a Community Link Worker / Practitioner to help patients improve their health and wellbeing.

A Community Link Worker (CLW) is part of the GP practice team and supports patients with a wide range of non-medical issues that may be affecting their health and wellbeing. This includes things like: money worries; housing; mental health and wellbeing and loneliness and isolation. CLWs connect people to a diverse range of supports and services across Glasgow.

Sharing Experiences of Supporting Carers in Glasgow and Catalonia

Staff from carers organisations in Glasgow and Catalonia recently shared their experiences and highlighted the importance of support for unpaid carers.

Xabier Ballesteros Olazabal, Director of the Social Services Centre, Barcelona Council has been living in Glasgow, researching for his doctorate.  Xabier was a community development worker in Catalonia and founding member of the community mutual support group, ‘La Colla Cuidadora’ [The Carer Gang]. 

Locality Engagement Forum Discusses Primary Care Services

Physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for the usual ways in which Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) seeks the views and experiences of people who access our health and care services.
 
To keep engaging with local people, our HSCP’s Community Engagement staff have been running Locality Engagement Forum (LEF) sessions online as a safer way to meet with people and gather their views on our health and social care services.

MAPPA Annual Report 2020 - 2021

COVID-19 Message from Dr. John O’Dowd

Please see below a personal video message from Dr. John O’Dowd, our HSCP’s Clinical Director. In his video, John talks more about HSCP’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic with partners, and the ways in which we can play our part in reducing infection spread. He also thanks HSCP staff and partners for their incredible efforts in supporting the health and social care needs of our city in these complex and challenging times.

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