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This website is run by Glasgow City HSCP. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. This means you should be able to:

Staff Health and Wellbeing

Welcome to our health and wellbeing web page for all NHS and Council staff working within Glasgow City HSCP.  Staff health and wellbeing is important to us and we are committed to supporting staff to maintain and improve this. 

 There are links below that will hopefully make it easier for you to connect with national and local online resources.

SDCF - Frequently asked questions

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) established a Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SDCF) in Glasgow City Centre. 

SDCF - Engagement

In September 2023 Glasgow City Integration Joint Board (IJB) approved a plan to implement a Safer Drug Consumption Facility in Hunter Street Health and Care centre.

Safer drug consumption facilities (SDCFs) are clean, hygienic environments where people can consume drugs, obtained elsewhere, under the supervision of trained health and social care professionals, reducing the risk of overdose and infectious diseases whilst offering support and access to healthcare and social care services.

SDCF - Background information

There are over 100 Safer Drug Consumption Facilities (SDCF) worldwide including Europe, North America and Australia.

SDCFs offer a compassionate, person-centred service which focuses on reducing the harms associated with injecting drug use and helps people access appropriate services to meet their needs.

SDCF - News and updates

In this area you will find all the latest news and updates relating to our plans for a Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SDCF).

SDCF - Local communities

Safer Drug Consumption facilities (SDCF) were first established in Switzerland in the 1980’s. There are now more than 100 of these facilities worldwide, which has resulted in extensive research and evaluation of the impact on local communities.

The general themes from this research show that following the opening of SDCFs:

Safer Drug Consumption Facility

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and other partners have worked to develop the first Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SDCF) in Scotland and the United Kingdom.

Quarterly Performance Reports

In line with the Partnership’s performance management arrangements, performance reports are produced on a quarterly basis. These reports are then scrutinised by citywide and locality management teams. The Integration Joint Board’s Finance, Audit and Scrutiny Committee also receives a quarterly performance report and, at each meeting, they focus on specific service areas with service leads. These reports can be accessed below

Parkhead Hub

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has worked with Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) alongside other partners to develop a new health and social care Hub at Parkhead in North East Glasgow. 

The Hub opened in a phased approach from Monday 27 January 2025 and is the largest of its kind in the UK. 

The address is Parkhead Hub, 1251 Duke St, Parkhead, Glasgow, G31 5NZ. Phone: 0141 531 9000.