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Independent Review of Adult Social Care
Cost of the Nursery Day Project
The Cost of the Nursery Day project was a collaboration between Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership and Glasgow City Council Early Learning and Childcare to identify poverty-related barriers to learning and participation in nurseries, and to develop practical ways to overcome them. The project was delivered in 2019 and complements Child Poverty Action Group's Cost of the School Day project.
Have you ever thought about fostering, but ruled it out because you work?
If you’re keen to support a vulnerable child but not able to make a full-time commitment, then you could be a short breaks carer with Families for Children – the fostering and adoption service for Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).
Susan is a short breaks carer with Families for Children, and she’s been looking after a family of three brothers for the past six years. They stay at Susan’s every Tuesday night and then one weekend a month.
South Locality Let's Talk About Mental Health Event
In the third of a series of South Glasgow locality engagement events staff, service users, carers, community representatives and others came together on 8th February to discuss developments in local mental health services.
Being There For Someone At Risk Of Suicide - A Guide To Taking Care of Yourself and Others
A potential life-saving resource has been developed for people looking after someone with suicidal thoughts.
Last year, our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Suicide Prevention Partnership commissioned Glasgow Association for Mental Health (GAMH) to develop material for people who are supporting someone considering suicide.
GAMH worked with individuals who have lived experience of supporting a loved one at risk of suicide to develop the ‘Being There For Someone At Risk Of Suicide – a guide to taking care of yourself and others’.
In-person Macmillan @ Glasgow Libraries Services Restarted
Glasgow's cared for children to share £2.6m before Christmas
£2.6m will be shared among 6,500 vulnerable children and families in time for Christmas.
On Wednesday 30 November, the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board approved recommendations to fund the one-off £400 winter payment to looked after children.
Foster Carers will also receive an increase of £15 per week starting from January 2023.
GCHSCP South Locality Engagement Session - Spotllght on Older People's Services
Staff, service users, carers, community representatives and others came together at a South Locality Engagement Session on 26th February to discuss developments in older people’s health and care services.
Glasgow City HSCP Staff Awards for Excellence 2019 - Winners and Commendations
Partnership staff had their achievements recognised at the Glasgow City HSCP Staff Awards for Excellence 2019 on 19 September. The Awards celebrate individual staff, teams and projects who have ‘gone the extra mile’ in their work in a number of categories.
In total seventy-six nominations were received from across Glasgow City HSCP.
The winners and commendations were as follows:
Category 1 - Our Patients, Service Users and Carers