Thanks to Staff Testing Team at Barr Street Clinic

In July Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) established a Staff Testing Team in response to the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on our care homes and the need to put in place weekly COVID-19 testing arrangements for staff.  

This service is now in the process of transferring to the Regional Testing Hub that is a centralised model across Scotland allowing our team to be disbanded.  It is important to acknowledge the work the staff have undertaken during this challenging period and thank them for their hard work and commitment.

Deaf Mental Health Peer Support Worker Service Launched

Glasgow Supported Employment Service Launches Improving Modern Apprenticeship Programme

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Glasgow Supported Employment Service has been supporting people with autism and / or learning disabilities into paid work for the past 12 years.

COVID-19 Message from Mike Burns - October 2021

Please see below a personal video message from Mike Burns, our HSCP’s Assistant Chief Officer for Children’s Services and North East Operations. In his video, Mike talks about some of the ways in which children, young people and families have been supported during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and thanks staff for all their incredible efforts. He also talks about Care Leavers Day (29 October), celebrating the achievements of the young people who we look after and care for on a day-to-day basis and recognising the work that we’ve been doing to support them.

Maximising Independence Update – October 2021

What makes you happy?  Looking forward to travelling and seeing new places, spending time with family and friends, taking up a favourite sport or relaxing at home with a box set? 

When we think about what makes us happy, we often think about the big things because we can take for granted that the essentials are in place – like living somewhere you can call home, where you feel safe, doing things you enjoy and spending time with the people and things you care about.

First Domestic Abuse Strategy Launched in Glasgow

Our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Domestic Abuse Strategy 2023 – 2028 was recently approved at the Integration Joint Board’s (IJB) meeting on 22 March 2023. 

The Strategy is the first of its kind in Glasgow City, and it describes what we'll do over the next five years to ensure people affected by domestic abuse receive the best possible care, and how we'll continue to seek the involvement of people with lived experience in the design and evaluation of domestic abuse services. 

New Resource to Raise Awareness of Online Harms

To mark Stress Awareness Month this April, a new resource has been added to the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHGGGC) Mental Health Improvement Team Healthy Minds Collection: Online Harms and Mental Health.

It is the latest of 18 Healthy Minds resources looking to raise awareness of a variety of topics that impact people’s mental health and wellbeing, including grief, body image, sleep, and more.  

Encouraging Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Primary Schools

An updated Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum Pack is a one stop shop to help encourage healthy eating and physical activity in primary schools.

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement Team worked with health and education colleagues across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) over the last year to update the ‘Your Body Matters (YBM): A Primary Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Pack’, for use in primary schools. The resource pack supports the implementation of a whole school approach to nutrition and physical activity.

Glasgow Celebrated Mental Health Nurses on 21 February

National Mental Health Nurses Day on 21 February was an opportunity to support and celebrate mental health nursing and thank staff working in our mental health services for their impactful contribution to society. 

To mark the day, many teams across our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) took time out of their busy day to celebrate and reflect on their role as mental health nurses.

Restart Offers Support to People Living with Severe and Enduring Mental Health Conditions

Restart is a NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) mental health project that works with Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Community Mental Health Teams. 

The project offers recovery based support to people living with severe and enduring mental health conditions. Staff focus on the quality of recovery, with personal development plans rather than care plans, and people on the programme are referred to as trainees rather than patients.