Helping Hands Initiative: Brief and Application Process 

Thank you for your interest. The application deadline of 31 August 2021 has now passed. We have received a number of high quality applications from local groups. All submissions will now be considered by the panel and you will receive a reply in due course.

As part of the North East Hub (Parkhead Hub) Health and Care Centre project and our commitment towards community investment, we are seeking to deliver the next hub West Scotland Helping Hands Initiative within the North East / Parkhead area of Glasgow.  

February 2017

In this issue we feature the official openings of the new Maryhill Health and Care Centre and the new Glasgow Psychological Trauma Centre. An exciting new development is the consultation on the proposed development of a Health and Social Care Hub at Parkhead in April and May. We also feature work with Young Carers and the Children and Young People Services Plan 2017-20.

Partnership Matters Briefing - May/June 2025

In our May/June 2025 edition of the Partnership Matters Briefing, we cover many recent celebrations. These include the success of our staff at the NHSGGC Celebrating Success Awards, VE Day celebrations at our residential and day care services and the graduation of this year's Project SEARCH interns. Many have now moved into employment. 

Our new Parkhead Hub recently welcomed the local community to a networking day where they could find out more about the Hub and local services. 

We also celebrated Carers Week by launching our new Carers Strategy and video.

Partnership Matters Briefing - November/December 2022

Primary Care Improvement Plan - Bulletins and Additional Information

Partnership Matters - March/April 2023

Partnership Matters - July/August 2023

Our July/August edition features a message from our Chief Officer, Susanne Millar; you can read about our HSCP’s new £72 million Parkhead Health and Care Hub, whose construction is well under way; our ‘Circles of Support’ project is featured, and we celebrate our HSCP Glasgow City Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service’s Crisis Outreach Service which was the winner of the Nursing Team of the Year Award, and Linda Doonan, Nurse Team Leader who was a finalist for Mental Health Nurse of the Year.

Partnership Matters - November/December 2024

The last issue of Partnership Matters of 2024 gives us an update on the Parkhead Hub that’s due to open early in the new year. You can watch a short video that explains how the local community have been involved with it. Power of Attorney Day was in November and we are encouraging everyone to start having conversations about having a PoA in place.

Partnership Matters - January/February 2024

Our January/February edition features a message from our Chief Officer, Susanne Millar, where she talks about the significant financial challenge that our services face this coming year. The briefing also includes the launch of our new Maximising Independence video which showcases how people and organisations are putting the Maximising Independence approach into practice across the city.  You can read more about the UK’s first Safer Drug Consumption Facility where there is also a short video.

Partnership Matters - January/February 2025

In our first edition of 2025 the Partnership Matters Briefing starts off with an update on the UK’s first drug consumption facility, The Thistle, which opened on the 13 January. Also, the new Parkhead Hub opened on a phased return, read all about how that is going in our newsletter. Watch a great video all about one of our HSCP’s innovative services, Martha’s Mammies, that provides support to birth mothers who have lost care of their children.