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Social Work Students and Retired Care Workers Answer the City's Call to Action
More than 100 students and retired care workers have pledged to do their bit to ease the pressure on the city's social care services following an appeal from Glasgow City Council and the city's Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).
To date 97 students, currently completing their four-year Social Work degree or postgraduate degree at university, have expressed an interest in assisting delivering homecare services and working in one of five elderly residential homes around the city.
Sky's the Limit for Former Homeless Man Michael
New dad, Michael Wright, plans to jump out of a plane at 10,000ft to thank Glasgow's Housing First scheme for helping him rebuild his life after homelessness.
In August, Michael is due to take part in a sponsored skydive to raise money for the Salvation Army which provides support to homeless people on behalf of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP).
PPE Distribution Hub for Social Work Services
PPE Distribution Hub for Providers, Carers and Personal Assistants
Emergency PPE for those using Direct Payments
PPE Distribution Hub
The Scottish Government, with the support of NHS National Service Scotland (NSS) has established Social Care Hubs within each Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) across Scotland, for the allocation of PPE stock to Social Care Providers. This covers care homes; care at home providers; unpaid carers; personal assistants; sheltered housing services; supported housing; housing support; children’s homes and hospices, and all HSCP Social Work Services.
We have now set up a distribution hub from which the following can access stock of PPE:
GCHSCP Demographic Tables
Update - Glasgow City HSCP Buildings and Services - 7 May 2020
Update - Glasgow City HSCP Buildings and Services - 29 May 2020
Care Home Staff Throw Birthday Party for 107 Year Old Ellen
Lockdown didn't stop one of Scotland's oldest women celebrating her 107th birthday at a Glasgow care home on 14 May.
Ellen Gardner has lived through two World Wars and the 1920s Spanish Flu outbreak, so she wasn't going to let the current Coronavirus pandemic spoil her celebrations.