Services A to Z

Trevor Lakey –
Health Improvement & Inequalities Manager – Mental Health, Alcohol and Drugs

Heather Sloan –
Health Improvement Lead (Mental Health)

Greg Usrey –
Health Improvement Lead (Mental Health)

Michelle Guthrie –
Health Improvement Senior (Mental Health)

Laura Hills –
Health Improvement Senior (Mental Health / Digital)

Owen Breen –
Senior Business Support Assistant

Donald Boyle –
Business Support Assistant

About us

The Mental Health Improvement Team are a Greater Glasgow and Clyde Board wide team who support our colleagues and partners across the six Health and Social Care Partnership areas; Glasgow City, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde to deliver on the public mental health agenda. We are part of the wider Mental Health, Alcohol and Drugs Health Improvement team.

We use our evidence-based mental health improvement and early intervention frameworks (Adult and Child/Youth) to guide this work.

Our work spans across the life course, from infant and maternal health through to older adults and is underpinned by:

• Tackling poverty.
• Disadvantage and inequalities.
• Eliminating discrimination.
• Promoting and protecting human rights.

For further information on Equalities please visit the Equalities in Health page.

Healthy Minds Network

Healthy Minds is our professional network for those working in, or interested in, mental health improvement and anti-stigma work across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The network meets quarterly, and members come from those with an interest or remit for mental health and wellbeing within NHSGGC. This includes Local Authorities, voluntary / third sector, local workplaces, and others.

Network Aims

• Engage those with an interest or remit for mental health and wellbeing within NHSGGC, Local Authorities, voluntary / third sector, local workplaces, and others.
• Share best practice, information and disseminate evidence-based and evidence-informed practice.
• Provide an opportunity for seed funding for local initiatives and to identify other available funding sources.
• Provide opportunities for ‘joined up’ working on issues of local, regional and national interest.

For more information on the network, please email us at ggc.mhead@nhs.scot*.

*Please note that this is a generic admin inbox and not monitored immediately. If you, or someone you know are in distress and need an immediate response call the emergency services on 999 or NHS24 on 111.

Headline Reports

Below you will find six-month snapshots of our work:

Get in touch

If you have any questions about our team or our work, please get in touch with us by emailing ggc.mhead@nhs.scot.

PH Hosted Resource – Keeping fit and active (other language versions)

• 25 May 2018 Keeping fit and active – Urdu language version
  An exercise guide
• 1 Aug 2017 Keeping fit and active (Punjabi language version)

• 3 Jan 2018 About dementia
  This describes dementia, with information about symptoms; Alzheimer’s disease; what someone should do if they are worried about their symptoms; and information about treatment and research.
• 3 Jan 2018 About young onset dementia
  This leaflet provides information about the types of dementia that people under 65 might have, and information about living with the condition that is relevant for younger people who are more likely still to be in work. It describes some of the supports that are available. There are some services that are specific to people living in the city of Glasgow. However, advice and guidance on all aspects of dementia is available to anyone through Alzheimer Scotland’s 24 hour Freephone Dementia Helpline on 0808 808 3000 and from local Alzheimer Scotland services.
• 3 Jan 2018 Adults with incapacity act
  This describes the rights of a person with dementia; the aims and principles of the act; the meaning of “incapacity” and ways to safeguard a person’s welfare.
• 3 Jan 2018 Getting help caring for someone with dementia – information for carers
  This leaflet is aimed at carers and encourages them to seek help with that role. It explains the sources and types of help available, including the new link worker posts.
• 3 Jan 2018 Healthy living with dementia
  Gives advice about diet, exercise, social activity and maintaining contacts, and the importance of looking after other aspects of one’s health.
• 3 Jan 2018 Managing money
  This leaflet introduces the concept of the Power of Attorney and describes other ways that someone with dementia can be helped to manage their finances.
• 3 Jan 2018 Planning for the future – financial, legal and care issues
  This leaflet discusses Anticipatory Care Plans; introduces the concept of Power of Attorney; outlines the importance of making a will and the status of any property someone has should they need to go into a care home.
• 3 Jan 2018 Powers of attorney – financial and welfare
  This provides detailed information about Powers of Attorney – what they cover, how they are created, who can be an attorney and what to do with the Power of Attorney document.

Hosted Resources – these are resources hosted by IM on behalf of services where there has not been, for historical reasons, a dedicated microsite.

Public Health and Health Improvement Resources hosted by services elsewhere on the NHSGGC website. (direct links to documents and also pages hosting collections of documents e.g. where there are multiple formats and/or alternative language versions)

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