First ‘Drop-in and Chat’ vaccine clinics announced for 2026
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has announced 15 Drop-in and Chat vaccination clinics to take place in the coming weeks, with the first on Sunday…
First Scottish patient enters ground-breaking lung cancer clinical trial
The first patient in Scotland recruited to a major research study has described it as “the light at the end of the tunnel” after he…
PHOENIX trial reaches 1,000‑participant recruitment milestone
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is celebrating a major achievement as a new study using genetic tests to personalise treatments reached its 1,000th patient. The…
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Note of Clarification
In response to a number of requests for further information, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde wishes to note the following key points of clarification in…
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde teams up with Glasgow City FC to boost cervical screening uptake
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has partnered with Glasgow City Football Club to encourage more 25–29-year-olds to attend their cervical screening appointment as less…
Mum and son both treated for children’s cancer – three decades on
Stephanie Muirhead and her son, Andrew (14), share a bond strengthened by an experience few families could imagine, both have faced life-threatening cancer as children.…
Glasgow’s safer drug consumption facility records more than 11,000 visits in first year
The UK’s first safer drug consumption facility, known as The Thistle, marked its first year in operation on Wednesday, 13th of January 2026. Since opening,…
Men in Greater Glasgow and Clyde more likely to go straight to A&E
NHSGGC data reveals men in Greater Glasgow and Clyde are more likely than women to go straight to A&E as they urge men to ‘Think…
Two-Thirds of Self-Referrals Could Be Treated Elsewhere: Think ABC Before A&E
In 2025, ankle sprains, viral infections, and diarrhoea are among the most common self-referrals we see at A&E. Two in three people (approximately 63%) who…
IRH tea bar funds over £100,000 worth of projects in the last year
Funds raised through the volunteer-run tea bar at Inverclyde Royal Hospital have resulted in over £100,000 being spent on projects around Inverclyde Royal Hospital in…