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Stories from Glasgow: Celebrating community voices

A new exhibition, Stories from Glasgow, is now open, showcasing powerful mixed media work created by Glasgow based artists to celebrate the voices of children, young people and families from across the city’s booster wards: Calton, Govan and Govanhill.

Celebrating success: HSCP CIPFA trainees shine at national awards

The Council’s Finance and Audit Trainee Programme gives staff across our services — including our HSCP — the opportunity to work full time while studying toward the prestigious Chartered Public Finance Accountant (CPFA) qualification.

Glasgow City Community Respiratory Team – supporting people at home

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Community Respiratory Team (CRT) provides specialist support to people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in their own homes. The service helps people stay well at home, avoid unnecessary hospital stays and recover safely with the right support.

Parkhead Hub marks International Women’s Day

Our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement staff in the North East Locality hosted a community event celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) in the Parkhead Hub on 9 March 2026.

The event highlighted some of the services, support and opportunities available to women locally, while also celebrating the achievements and experiences of women across Glasgow.

Representatives from Glasgow Life, GEMAP Financially Included and the GAMH North East Carers also hosted stalls and engaged with attendees.

Phlebotomy Service – making it easier for people to get the tests they need

Phlebotomy means taking a small sample of blood using a needle. It helps doctors check your health and diagnose medical conditions. This work is carried out by trained staff called phlebotomists.

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Phlebotomy Service provides both clinic appointments and home visits. As well as taking blood samples, staff can check blood pressure, pulse and collect urine samples. It’s a very busy service, taking around 17,500 blood samples every month. All referrals come from GP practices.

Glasgow City Care at Home Service praised by Care Inspectorate

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Care at Home Service received very positive results following a Care Inspectorate inspection carried out between 19 January and 4 February 2026.

This was one of the most detailed inspections the service has had. Inspectors spent a lot of time visiting services, speaking with people and reviewing how the service works across all areas. The results clearly show the hard work, professionalism and teamwork of everyone involved.

Faster treatment for care home residents across Glasgow

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Care Home Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) Team has made a real difference to how urgent care is delivered in residential care homes.

The team can now give the first dose of antibiotics at the point of assessment, rather than waiting for treatment to start later. This means residents get the care they need more quickly and avoids unnecessary delays.

Project SEARCH: Supporting young people into meaningful employment and to live more independently within their communities

Project SEARCH is an innovative work based learning programme for young adults aged 18 to 29 with learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum conditions. The programme combines real workplace experience with training in employability and independent living skills, with the goal of helping participants gain and sustain meaningful employment and live more independently within their communities.

Tackling vaping among children and young people

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) staff have been recognised at this year’s NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s (NHSGGC) Public Health Staff Awards.

Our HSCP Health Improvement Team staff member Cara Stirling was honoured alongside her NHSGGC colleagues, with the group winning the Creativity in Problem Solving Award for their innovative work in developing video resources to tackle vaping among children and young people.

Why power of attorney matters

You never know what’s around the corner. We tend to assume that close relatives will automatically be allowed to make decisions on our behalf if something happens to us, but this isn’t true. Without power of attorney, it is not certain who can take decisions on your behalf. With power of attorney in place, you can be confident that you have taken the necessary steps to make everything as clear as possible.