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Housing First Delivers Almost 250 Glasgow Tenancies for Homeless People 

Former bar worker, Fraser, is starting a new life in a secure settled tenancy after experiencing homelessness on and off since his teens. Four weeks ago, the 44-year-old got the keys to a flat in North West Glasgow where he is settling in and planning a brighter future.

Thanks to Glasgow's Housing First programme, which provides people with tenancies and intensive wraparound support, he plans to make this flat a permanent home.

HSCP’s Bereavement and Loss Training Recognised Nationally

New ways of delivering training covering the topics of loss, grief and bereavement to educational staff in Glasgow have been recognised at the recent national NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Bereavement Conference.

A Glasgow City Working Group consisting of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement staff, Glasgow Psychological Services and The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice came together to adapt and deliver training to education staff in Glasgow during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

Young People Learn About a Career in our HSCP’s Homecare Services

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Social Work Learning and Development staff support young people interested in a career in care by providing care induction training. This is part of an employability programme run with Action for Children and the Social Work Housing and Employment Service Continuing Care and Aftercare Service.

Health and Social Care Locality Plans Now Available

The Glasgow City Integration Joint Board’s Strategic Plan and Locality Plans cover health and social care services across Glasgow City. Each of the three local areas (North East, North West and South) that make up Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) develop their own Locality Plan with partners including patients, service users, carers and the third and independent sectors. 

MCR Pathways: Sign Up and Help a Young Person Succeed

Mentoring programme MCR Pathways are hoping to reach even more young people in 2020 and it’s easy to get involved. The MCR team recruit and train volunteer mentors who are matched with a young person based on personality, interests and experiences. Mentors meet with their young person in school for just one hour a week and provide a compassionate, listening ear. 

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Youth Health Service Expands Across Glasgow

Glasgow City HSCP’s Youth Health Service (YHS) aimed at young people aged 12 – 19 years is expanding across the city from February 2020.

The Youth Health Service will open the new services at Shettleston Health Centre in North East Glasgow on Wednesday 5 February and in the New Gorbals Health & Care Centre in South Glasgow on Thursday 6 February.  Both services operate in the evening from 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Referrals were accepted in preparation for the openings.

Woodside Day Care Centre Officially Opened

Glasgow City HSCP’s Woodside Day Care Centre, located next to the Partnership’s new Woodside Health and Care Centre, was officially opened by Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council on 5 February 2020.

The purpose built centre provides activities such as armchair bowls, dominos, bingo, yoga, quizzes, arts and crafts and outings. People usually attend for one, two or three days a week. They are collected from home each morning and driven to the centre in Hinshaw Street where they enjoy lunch and activities before heading home.

Maximising Income - Benefits

A new campaign to raise awareness of how people can claim the benefits that they are entitled to has been launched by the South Locality of Glasgow City HSCP. Working with third sector providers and Money Matters, events were held in February outside of Silverburn shopping centre in Pollok where people could discuss benefits available with Welfare Rights Officers.

Starting Conversations - Annual Equalities Event

More than 80 people gathered together to work towards equality for all in Glasgow on 6 February 2020 at Glasgow City HSCP’s annual Equalities event at The William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre.  The event served as an open platform to discuss all aspects of equality in Glasgow and in our HSCP. The event focussed on starting conversations between individuals, organisations and businesses to create equal opportunities and break down barriers to collectively achieve the level of equality that our city deserves.