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Glasgow offers everyone aged 16-24 free mental health support

High demand and mental health stigma are making it increasingly challenging to access Mental Health support, especially for young people. 

To address this, Glasgow City Council Education Services commissioned the innovative Togetherall service that’s freely available to anyone aged 16-24 with a Glasgow postcode. 

Togetherall is an evidence-based, clinically moderated, 24/7 online peer-to-peer mental health community.

Feedback on Recent HSCP Locality Engagement Forum (LEF) Events

Physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for the usual ways in which Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) seeks the views and experiences of people who access our health and care services.

Free Daytime Discos for People over 50 Across the City

Free daytime discos for Glaswegians over 50 years of age have been running across the city. The sessions have been set up by social enterprise and charity Weekday Wow Factor, working in partnership with Glasgow City HSCP Local Area Coordination (LAC) Teams and Health Improvement staff. The sessions give people a chance to get out and about, socialise with others and have an enjoyable, relaxed afternoon.

Care Homes Virtual Gym Sessions

Glasgow City HSCP care homes have been working in partnership with Burns Gym to deliver virtual gym sessions for the residents of our care homes. This has been an innovative approach to supporting our residents to engage with physical activity with fantastic outcomes for everyone.

Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing for Primary Schoolchildren

Staff from Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) South Health Improvement Team (HIT) have been supporting Gowanbank Primary School in South Glasgow, to create a new Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHWB) policy. The policy was launched at a celebration ceremony at the school on Friday, 30 September.

Child Protection: Introducing the Glasgow Child Interview Team

A new approach to how we interview child victims and witnesses is being developed and rolled out across Scotland, and Glasgow is the fourth Scottish local authority to be involved in piloting the new model.

First Pharmacist Consultant Development Post in Scotland Recruited in Partnership with Glasgow City HSCP

Leanne Black has been appointed to the first Pharmacist Consultant Development Post in Scotland, focused on improving the care of people living with frailty. This new two-year post is a collaborative initiative between Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), Renfrewshire HSCP, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s (NHSGGC) Pharmacy Services.  Leanne brings a wealth of knowledge from her current role as an advanced pharmacist for older people in our HSCP’s North West locality.

Home Care Hosts Virtual Afternoon Tea

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Home Care service hosted its second annual ‘virtual afternoon tea party’ for service users in October. Service users aged 100 or over were invited to participate along with their friends or family members.

Gordon Bryan, Head of Care Services said: “Following the success of last year’s virtual event we decided to host the tea parties in service users’ homes again to allow as many of those eligible to participate as possible.

Housing First Service Recognised at Scottish Social Services Awards

Huge congratulations to our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Housing First Service, which was one of three finalists in the Excellence in Adult Services Category, at the Scottish Social Services Awards, held on 9 November in Glasgow.

Working with the Mental Health Network

The Mental Health Network (Greater Glasgow) is a network of people and carers with a lived experience of mental health issues. The organisation works in partnership with Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCP) as part of a commissioned contract within the geographical area of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC). 

Glasgow City HSCP works closely with the Mental Health Network to engage with service users in both our Mental Health Inpatient settings and Community Mental Health Teams.