Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership

Within Glasgow City, Glasgow City Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have integrated the planning and delivery of all community health and social care services for children, adults and older people, along with homelessness and criminal justice services.

Maximising Independence Newsletter - Issue 2 (October 2023)

We aim to bring you a regular update on the main news and developments, and keep you up to date with how you can get involved with initiatives in your own area.

IJB Finance, Audit and Scrutiny Committee Papers

The next meeting of the IJB Finance, Audit and Scrutiny Committee will take place on Wednesday 10th September 2025 at 9.30am. 

If you wish to watch the proceedings, please email glasgowcityijb@glasgow.gov.uk and a link to access the MS Teams feed of the meeting will be sent to you. Please see Guidance for Participating in a Virtual Meeting.

The meeting papers are available approximately one week prior to the meeting.

IJB Finance, Audit and Scrutiny Minutes

Celebrating success: Project SEARCH interns graduate and step into employment

DFN Project SEARCH has been making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people in Glasgow for over 10 years.

Project SEARCH is an innovative and transformative work-based learning programme for young adults aged 18 to 29 with learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum conditions. It provides them with real work experience combined with training in employability and independent living skills, with the main aim of gaining and sustaining a job.

First Minister visits Glasgow GP taking part in family wellbeing project

First Minister John Swinney visited a GP practice in Easterhouse to hear about Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s project to improve family wellbeing, by making it easier to access support services.

Mr Swinney joined Dr Lesley Thomson KC, Chair NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Board and Suzanne Niven, our HSCP’s Health Improvement Manager to meet GP Practice staff at Oakwood Medical Practice on 9 June.

Glasgow City HSCP marks Mental Health Awareness Week

Our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) joined organisations across the UK in marking Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, reaffirming its commitment to promoting mental wellbeing among staff, service users, and the wider community.

Supporting breastfeeding in Glasgow

Scottish Breastfeeding week ran from 9 to 15 June, and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) staff were out and about promoting the benefits of breastfeeding and celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Breastfeeding (Scotland) Act 2005.  

Breastfeeding is important to the health of both mother and baby. While many new mums start breastfeeding, some stop within a few weeks or months. This is often because they feel there’s a lack of support, particularly when they want to feed their baby outside their home.

Celebrating International Nurses Day 2025

On 12 May, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) proudly celebrated International Nurses Day — a global occasion recognising the compassion, commitment, and vital contributions of nurses to society.

Established by the International Council of Nurses in 1974, the day highlights the essential role of nurses in health and social care systems worldwide.

New national campaign encourages people to consider fostering

A nationwide recruitment campaign to help find more foster carers has been launched, and people across Glasgow are being encouraged to consider if they could provide a safe, supportive foster home for a child or young person. 

The Scottish Government campaign aims to support the recruitment of more local authority foster carers. It hopes to raise awareness of the benefits of fostering and encourage more people to consider if they could support a child or young person in the care system.