Parkhead Hub Update – February 2025

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) new Parkhead Hub opened in a phased approach on Monday 27 January 2025. The Hub integrates health and social care services and community facilities, including a café and the relocated Parkhead Library.

Forge Medical Practice, Drs McKenzie and Burns and Meadowpark Surgery, Community Pharmacy and Sandyford East are all now operating from the Hub, as well as a range of health improvement initiatives. Parkhead Health Centre is now closed and will be demolished to create the new car park.

Alexa is improving wellbeing for residents of our HSCP’s care homes

Special Alexa devices have proved to be a hit with both residents and staff in Orchard Grove and Meadowburn Care Homes.

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Older People Residential Services has been taking part in an exciting and innovative trial, using specially designed Alexa devices and digital connection boxes.

The trial is part of the Connected Care and Wellbeing Project, a Glasgow City Region programme, funded by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to look at harnessing digital technology in care services.

19 February 2025

Your future in your hands with Power of Attorney

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is calling on the public to organise Power of Attorney (POA) for welfare matters.

Statistics show that around a third of patients are delayed in their discharge from hospital because they don’t have one in place. That means more time in hospital and away from home comforts.

Currently, over 100 people are delayed within NHSGGC due to a lack of a POA. This is roughly equivalent to four acute inpatient wards. If this wasn’t required, staff could be assigned to other areas of the healthcare system and help people who need care today.

The Thistle exceeds expectation as latest figures provided

Scotland’s first safer drug consumption facility – The Thistle – has seen 143 individuals make use of the facility 1067 times since opening on Monday 13 January.

In its first seven weeks of opening, The Thistle has been used 1067 times by 143 individuals (Monday 13 January up to close of play Sunday 2 March).

Nursing staff within the Using Space have supervised more than 700 injecting episodes, with people injecting cocaine, heroin or both.

22 March 2023

29 January 2025

Glasgow Telecare Services transition to digital platform

On Tuesday, 4 March, our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) achieved a significant milestone in modernising our telecare services by successfully migrating to the Enovation UMO Digital Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) platform.

Telecare refers to a broad range of devices that are designed to help keep people safe in their own home by enabling them to request assistance in an emergency. The service is mainly used by older people or people with disabilities, but it can also support people who have significant health problems.

19 March 2025

Mark wins at national Healthcare Science Awards

Mark Mason, Biomedical Scientist, at the Sandyford Sexual Health Services, was named Healthcare Scientist of the Year at a national awards ceremony to celebrate the work of healthcare scientists.

The Chief Scientific Officer’s Awards for Healthcare Science were held as part of Healthcare Science Week in March to celebrate the skills and expertise of healthcare scientists across Scotland.