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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.

Susanne Praises HSCP Staff as She’s Confirmed as Chief Officer

Susanne Millar has been appointed as Chief Officer of Glasgow City’s Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) after leading the organisation through its toughest ever year.

And one of her first acts after the Integration Joint Board confirmed her appointment to the role, which she has held on an interim basis since May 2019, was to praise the “truly exceptional” performance of HSCP staff throughout the pandemic.

Director Appointed to Glasgow Alliance to End Homelessness

Hundreds of Homeless People Receive Covid-19 Vaccinations

Hundreds of vulnerable homeless people are receiving their first Covid-19 vaccinations in Glasgow as teams of nurses visit temporary accommodation and support services to provide injections.

Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is co-ordinating the huge logistical operation in a bid to reach people whose transient and often chaotic lifestyles would have hindered attendance at vaccination centres.

#HeidOutdoors for Good Mental Health

Spending time in nature has been found to help with mental health problems including anxiety and depression, and this is the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from 10 to 16 May 2021. 

A week of activity to encourage people to get outside and enjoy nature has been planned by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s (NHSGGC) Mental Health Improvement and Equalities team, hosted within Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

Will You Help Our Charity Support Mental Health Recovery?

The Charity for Gartnavel Royal Hospital is currently looking to recruit more volunteer Trustees and Fundraisers, to help find creative ways to develop its capacity to support the mental health recovery of the hospital’s patients. 

The Charity wants to raise funds to develop a programme of recovery-based events and activity. This will help to maintain connections with patients’ communities and contribute to the elimination of the stigma still associated with mental illness. 

The Charity is looking for people with:

Using Technology to Engage with our Local Communities

Glasgow Hosts Preventing Suicide Contagion Virtual Event

Enhanced Covid Testing to Tackle Glasgow's Southside Outbreak

Glasgow City Council and Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership are working together to increase the amount of COVID-19 testing capacity in the areas affected by the current outbreak.

This has already included increasing the number of Local Test Sites carrying out PCR testing, as well as making all test sites in the city available for asymptomatic testing, rather than just symptomatic testing. Lateral Flow Tests have also been made available through southside mosques with Imams urging worshipers to collect tests for their families.

Successful First Year for Compassionate Distress Response Service 

The Compassionate Distress Response Service (CDRS) – Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) service to support adults experiencing emotional distress – celebrated the first anniversary of its Out of Hours service on 25 May 2021.