Alexa is improving wellbeing for residents of our HSCP’s care homes

Special Alexa devices have proved to be a hit with both residents and staff in Orchard Grove and Meadowburn Care Homes.

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Older People Residential Services has been taking part in an exciting and innovative trial, using specially designed Alexa devices and digital connection boxes.

The trial is part of the Connected Care and Wellbeing Project, a Glasgow City Region programme, funded by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to look at harnessing digital technology in care services.

Your future in your hands with Power of Attorney

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is calling on the public to organise Power of Attorney (POA) for welfare matters.

Statistics show that around a third of patients are delayed in their discharge from hospital because they don’t have one in place. That means more time in hospital and away from home comforts.

Currently, over 100 people are delayed within NHSGGC due to a lack of a POA. This is roughly equivalent to four acute inpatient wards. If this wasn’t required, staff could be assigned to other areas of the healthcare system and help people who need care today.

The Thistle exceeds expectation as latest figures provided

Scotland’s first safer drug consumption facility – The Thistle – has seen 143 individuals make use of the facility 1067 times since opening on Monday 13 January.

In its first seven weeks of opening, The Thistle has been used 1067 times by 143 individuals (Monday 13 January up to close of play Sunday 2 March).

Nursing staff within the Using Space have supervised more than 700 injecting episodes, with people injecting cocaine, heroin or both.

Glasgow Telecare Services transition to digital platform

On Tuesday, 4 March, our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) achieved a significant milestone in modernising our telecare services by successfully migrating to the Enovation UMO Digital Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) platform.

Telecare refers to a broad range of devices that are designed to help keep people safe in their own home by enabling them to request assistance in an emergency. The service is mainly used by older people or people with disabilities, but it can also support people who have significant health problems.

Mark wins at national Healthcare Science Awards

Mark Mason, Biomedical Scientist, at the Sandyford Sexual Health Services, was named Healthcare Scientist of the Year at a national awards ceremony to celebrate the work of healthcare scientists.

The Chief Scientific Officer’s Awards for Healthcare Science were held as part of Healthcare Science Week in March to celebrate the skills and expertise of healthcare scientists across Scotland.

Praise for Leverndale Hospital's mental health wards

Our HSCP’s older people's mental health wards have been praised by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (MWCS) for their high quality care and high standard of care planning.

Balmore and Banff Wards at Glasgow City Health and Social Care (HSCP)’s Leverndale Hospital were visited by the MWCS in February 2025.

Falls Awareness and Prevention Work

Injuries caused by falls are a leading cause of hospital admission and death for those aged over 75. On average, there are over 4,000 hospital admissions in Glasgow each year due to a fall.  

Fear of falling can result in inactivity, loss of confidence and increased risk of falls in older people. It can also result in reduced social interactions leading to isolation or loneliness.

NHSGGC issues MMR vaccine reminder to parents and carers

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is reminding parents and carers to make sure their child takes up their invitation to receive the MMR vaccine.

The vaccine, which is given to children at age one, and then administered as a booster at three years four months, is a highly effective protection against measles, mumps and rubella.

Applications open for Project SEARCH 2025!

Do you know anyone with learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum conditions who is looking for a way to develop and enter the world of work, and they live in Glasgow City?

If yes, then encourage them to apply for Project SEARCH!

DFN Project SEARCH is an innovative and exciting work experience programme for young people aged between 18 to 29 years with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum conditions. In Glasgow, the 2025 programme is open for applications and will begin in August.

Supporting people experiencing alcohol and drug harms

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) commissions three recovery communities covering the North West, North East and South of the city.

Recovery groups set up by lived experience peers have operated independently throughout Glasgow for more than 20 years. They’ve developed to become larger communities that together promote and deliver recovery initiatives, to support people experiencing alcohol and drug harms in each sector of the city.