The delegation, made up of leaders from local and national government, elderly care providers, housing associations, disability care providers, youth care, patient, and support organisations, visited Wheatley House as the Netherlands develops a new approach to integrated care.

Hosted by Laura Pluck, Wheatley’s executive director of communities, the group was greeted at Wheatley House by Jehan Weerasinghe, managing director Wheatley Homes Glasgow, Louise Dunlop, managing director Wheatley Care and Jennifer Anderson, Wheatley 360 lead.

The morning session saw the delegation receive an overview of Wheatley as well as hearing about how the group is making lives and homes better.

The delegation then headed to Wheatley’s Livingwell service at Kennishead, where they were met by Anne Marie Fontana, Locality Housing Director Wheatley Homes Glasgow, and Melissa Campbell, Livingwell lead, to learn about the Group’s other wraparound services.

The afternoon saw them spend time with Mark Nicol, group protection and strategic partnership lead, to learn about our Community Improvement Partnership before paying a visit to the Kennishead Larder.

Laura Pluck said: “We were delighted to welcome the delegation from the Netherlands and share how Wheatley is making a difference for our customers. They were particularly interested in our wraparound services and how we are helping transform communities for the better.

“We hope they will be able to take some of the Wheatley story with them and help create better homes and better lives in the Netherlands.”

The visit was the final part of a three-day trip to Scotland, which saw the group visit a number of local authority health and social care partnerships across the central belt and west of Scotland, other bodies providing care support as well as leading figures in public health, including Professor Harry Burns.