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COSLA Award for Martha’s Mammies

Glasgow City Council with Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) were named winners at the COSLA 2024 Excellence Awards on 19 September, with the COSLA Chairperson’s Award going to our HSCP’s project Martha’s Mammies.

The Awards recognise and celebrate teams and projects that exemplify best practice and innovative, sustainable service delivery that Scottish Local Government delivers for our communities.

Helping with concerns about vaping and young people

In recent years there has been a steep increase in the prevalence of young people taking up vaping.  

In Scotland children as young as 11 years old have said they have used vapes. By the time they are 15 years old, around a third of young people report having tried it. (1)

In response to this concern, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement team has developed several resources relating to vaping and young people.

Health Improvement Annual Report 2023 to 2024

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement Team has published its latest annual report highlighting the work of the team in 2023 to 2024.

The team’s focus as always is improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities.

Care Leavers Employment Service working in partnership with John Lewis

Our Care Leavers Employment Services (CLES) work with 16 to 26 year olds who are care experienced and have been cared for by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)

Art in the Gart Exhibition ‘The Hidden Revealed’ part of SMHAF 2024

Gartnavel Royal Hospital’s ‘Art in the Gart’ and Project Ability are proud to present the exhibition ‘The Hidden Revealed’ as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) 2024.  

The free exhibition is on show now at the Art in the Gart Gallery, Ground Floor, The Hub, Gartnavel Royal Hospital until September 2025.

New Support Enquiry Form

Health and Social Care Connect is Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) first point of contact for people to ask for advice or request support, or for agencies to ask for advice or request support on behalf of someone.

Glasgow celebrates its care experienced young people at Open Day 2024

Care Experienced Week 2024 runs from 19 to 26 October, and this national campaign signifies an annual opportunity to celebrate the Care Experienced community, championing their accomplishments and amplifying their voices.

One way that our Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) participates in the week each year is with our Open Day Care Leavers Celebration – an event that celebrates Glasgow’s care experienced individuals and highlights their achievements throughout the year.

Parkhead Hub Update - October 2024

The new state of the art Parkhead Hub will be opening to the public soon.

The new Hub will integrate health, social care and community facilities, including a cafe and the relocated Parkhead Library. There will be three GP practices (Forge Medical Practice, Drs McKenzie and Burns and Meadowpark Surgery), a community pharmacy, dental services and the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Learning Centre (a citywide resource).

IJB Members visit to HSCP services: Glasgow Intensive Family Support Service

This article is the first in a series, spotlighting IJB Members and their visits to some of our services.

Councillor Mhairi Hunter, Vice Chair of the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board, Visits Services

Councillor Mhairi Hunter, Vice Chair of the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board (IJB), has been finding time in her busy diary to meet staff across the Partnership and observe first-hand the transforming impact that services are having on individuals and communities.