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Health and Social Care Information Just A Click Away

Members of the Partnership's North East Locality Forum took part in a demonstration of the Your Support Your Way Glasgow Website on Thursday 15 February. The website, managed by the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership provides a wide range of information on local health and social care services.

Partnership Working A Success for Addiction Services

South Alcohol, Drugs and Recovery Service (ADRS) is an Integrated Community Addiction Team, where health and social care staff work together to provide addiction support to some of the most vulnerable and complex Service Users within the South of Glasgow.

The Shared Care Team within ADRS provide support to service users within GP surgeries across the South of Glasgow.  The staff encourage participation in community based activities in order to promote a recovery pathway and exist strategies for Service Users.

New Clinic Opens at the Sandyford

Scotland's first clinic for victims of sexual violence is to open at the end of February in Glasgow. Experts said women who had experienced sexual violence often could not face going to the doctors for smear tests and other intimate examinations.The new clinic will also provide specialist medical care and support for victims.

Be Prepared - Developing Anticipatory Care Planning

In 2015-16, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership used the Integrated Care Fund to develop an Anticipatory Care Plan (ACP) that could be used by people living with a long term condition or conditions that increased the probability of them being admitted to hospital or requiring urgent support.

Helping Carers know their Rights - Carer's Act Launch Event

Around eighty carers from across Glasgow came to the City Chambers on 3 April for the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership's event to launch the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 which takes effect from 1 April 2018.

The Act extends and enhances the rights of carers in Scotland to help improve their health and wellbeing, so that they can continue to care, if they so wish, and have a life alongside caring.

QNIS Long Service Awards for Partnership Nursing Staff

Three staff nurses from the North West Locality of the Partnership were recently presented with Long Service Awards from the Queen's Institute for Community Nursing Scotland (QNIS).

The staff were Susan McNee and Margaret Jamieson based at Maryhill health and Care Centre and and Angela Toland, based at Possilpark Health and Care Centre.  They have all worked over 30 years with the Health Visiting team.

Restart Creative Writing Group at Glasgow 2018 Aye Write Festival

Playwright and director John Binnie has been working with writers from NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC) Restart groups in Bridgeton and Maryhill. Participants in the project performed their poetry and stories at this year’s Glasgow Aye Write Festival which took place in March.

East Glasgow GP Staff win British Heart Foundation Team of the Year Award

Crail Medical Practice won the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Alliance Awards ‘Team of the Year’ Category for improving the health of heart patients. Winners were presented with a trophy and certificate at a ceremony on Tuesday 5 June 2018 at the British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference 2018 in Manchester.

The team, who work in the Parkhead area of the city, which has higher than average rates of heart disease, have made huge efforts to engage with patients including setting up a weekly walking group. 

Vounteers' Week Celebrations

Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution that millions of volunteers make across the UK. To mark this event and thank their volunteers North West Locality staff organised an award ceremony and lunch for volunteers followed by a visit to the Tall Ship, Riverside.

Another Successful Year Delivering Project Search

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership through the Supported Employment Service are a key partner in developing and delivering Project Search in Glasgow, an intensive work experience programme for young people with learning disabilities and / or an autistic spectrum condition. The goal of Project Search is to support all participants into full time paid employment and this is the fifth year the programme has been delivered in Glasgow.