TEC Clinics help take the fear out of technology

You’re probably reading this article on a laptop or mobile device. We use technology routinely across most areas of our lives now. But for many people, technology can be a barrier to the wider community, as well as a welcome lifeline. While tech devices can support people to access care, support and social connection, a lack of awareness and understanding of what’s available and how to use tech can be a real hurdle.

Strategic Partnership with the University of Strathclyde is set to drive innovation in health and social care

A new collaboration agreement between researchers at the University of Strathclyde and our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is set to drive innovation in health and social care.  

The Strategic Partnership Agreement formalises a long-time collaboration between the two. Teams of multi-disciplinary academics will join forces with our HSCP to develop solutions in response to real world and local challenges and inform best practice, as well as drive people-focussed innovation in the sector. 

Working together to prevent falls

During Falls Prevention Week 2024, over 16 to 20 September, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) staff organised a range of activities to raise awareness among staff and the public on how to prevent falls.

We made the short film to help spread the message.

Connection Matters - Is loneliness affecting the people you support?

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has long recognised the impact of social isolation on our well-being and launched a Socially Connected Strategy in June 2022. The strategy heard from people across the city on how vital social connections are, and essential in supporting someone to live well in their local community for as long as possible – a key factor of the Maximising Independence approach.

Local Area Coordination Football Tournament

Before COVID, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s Local Area Coordination (LAC) Learning Disability ran fun-filled five-a-side football tournaments twice a year, in partnership with Glasgow Life, at the Nethercraigs facility. Sadly, COVID came along and put the brakes on the tournaments for a couple of years.

Glasgow City Health Improvement Annual Report 2022 to 2023 now available

The latest annual report highlighting the work of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement Team is now available.

The report provides an insight into the progress made by Health Improvement around improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities during 2022 to 2023.

‘Circles of Support’ helps building family support for children and young people in Glasgow

When we need support, the first people we often look to are our friends and family. But what happens for people who may not have that circle around them when they need care?

A successful approach to building circles of family support for children and young people is now being adapted to support adults and older people in a new pilot project.

The ‘Family Group Decision Making’ approach, which strengthens family and community networks to support children remain at home and avoid going into care, will be adapted for the pilot ‘Circles of Support’ project. 

Living Well in Glasgow City

One of the benefits of living in a vibrant city like Glasgow is having a wide variety of sporting and cultural activities on your doorstep. But for many Glasgow citizens, there are multiple barriers to taking part, from the daunting prospect of joining a new and unknown activity to financial and practical barriers to knowing what’s on where, and being able to get there.