Scottish Health Awards 2020 – AHP award winner and praise for Equipu Store service support

Glasgow City HSCP Buildings / Services Open to the Public During the Holiday Period

Over the festive period all public social work offices will remain open between 08:45am to 4.45pm (Monday to Thursday) and 08.45am to 3.55pm (Friday) but will be closed on the following public holidays: 

The exception to the above is:

Glasgow City HSCP Team Supports Vulnerable Families this Christmas

Glasgow City HSCP’s Children and Families Team will be spreading festive cheer to some of the city’s most vulnerable children this Christmas.

Home Care Recruitment Campaign Reaches Final of APSE Awards

Glasgow City HSCP was recognised at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards for public sector excellence last week.

The Care Team were finalists in the category ‘Best Efficiency and Transformation Initiative’, for the mass home care recruitment campaign which ran in April last year. They worked alongside the Council’s Marketing, Social Media and PR team to run a multi-platform recruitment campaign across two weeks. They then overhauled the recruitment process to make it more timely and less admin intensive by incorporating a pre-screening tool.

COVID-19 Message from Susanne Millar - January 2021

See below a personal video message from Susanne Millar, Interim Chief Officer, Glasgow City HSCP, in which she thanks staff for their continued efforts to support the health and social care needs of the City during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and talks more about the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme and Level 4 restrictions.

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Adriana offers Hope to People Struggling with Suicidal Thoughts

Anyone watching swing dancer, Adriana Klick, bounce through the Lindy Hop would be shocked to learn she has had suicidal thoughts.

The bubbly, energetic 42-year-old has struggled with her emotional wellbeing since her teens and been on anti-depressants for two decades.

Staying positive, especially as someone living alone during the pandemic, still takes daily work, but she is happy to share her story to help tackle the stigma and shame which she feels can deter people from seeking help for mental ill-health.

Glasgow's COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Centres

Glasgow has five COVID-19 mass vaccination centres which are all wheelchair accessible.

Vaccination centres are operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and it is the NHS who will invite you to an appointment at a vaccination centre (not the council).

The city's mass vaccination centres are located at:-

COVID-19 Message from Anne Mitchell

Please see below a personal video message from Anne Mitchell, Head of Older People and Primary Care Services (South), GCHSCP, in which she gives an update on how Older People’s Services have been responding to the impact of COVID-19 and thanks staff for all their efforts in keeping the health and social care needs of the city supported.

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Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) is responsible for the planning, design and delivery of Child, Adult and Older People's local health and social care services. GCHSCP has three Locality Engagement Forums, one for the North East, North West and South localities of the city.