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Chair

Biography

Dr Lesley Thomson KC joined NHSGGC from NHS Lanarkshire where she served on the Board for 5 years as a Non-Executive Director and Vice Chair.

Lesley had a long career in Law and was the Solicitor General for Scotland from 2011 to 2016. Prior to that, she worked as a Procurator Fiscal in many locations across Scotland including serving as Area Procurator Fiscal in Glasgow. In 2016 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law by the University of Glasgow.

Lesley’s previous Non-Executive career includes sport on the Board at Scottish Rugby and Education as a Lay Governor at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Her other former roles include Commissioner of the Northern Lighthouse Board and member of the BBC audience council.

Lesley has wide ranging experience of strategy development, leadership and collaborative working with partners across the public and third sectors. She is committed to putting people at the heart of the NHS and contributing to improving lives in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.

Other information

Expenses claims

No expenses claimed.

Hospitality

No hospitality declared.

Register of interest

Organisation: Scotland Committee EHRC
Position held: Member

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Portrait image of Dr Becky Metcalfe, Non-Executive Board Member
Portrait image of Dr Becky Metcalfe, Non-Executive Board Member

Non-Executive Member

Biography

Dr Becky Metcalfe is a Consultant in Sexual Health & HIV Medicine and has worked for NHS GGC since 2007, bringing a wealth of frontline clinical experience to the Board.

Becky is passionate about improving health inequalities and is an expert in HIV prevention and management in women, people who inject drugs and those who experience homelessness. She has experience in leading service redesign to improve the quality of clinical services delivered across NHSGGC and will continue to champion this in her new role.

Becky also has medical management experience and is enthusiastic about upholding the Board corporate objectives including, ‘Better Workplace’. She was elected to a trustee role on the British HIV Association (BHIVA) Executive Committee in 2020.

Other information

Expenses claims

No expense claims have been declared.

Hospitality

No hospitality declared

Register of interest

No interests declared.

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As a data controller NHSGGC are required under Article 35(1) of the UKGDPR to complete a data protection impact assessment for all processing which may result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals. This may include e.g. the use of new technologies, the processing of high volumes of special category data or data processing involving data from vulnerable groups. The table below provides a summary of the most recent data protection impact assessments we have completed.

Completed Data Protection Impact Assessments

My Asthma Biologics

Purpose

The purpose of the app is to facilitate the appropriate exchange of data to support close monitoring of patients receiving biologics to track their clinical course and continue to justify eligibility for biologics. Patients are prompted to enter information on their asthma control and exacerbation history to facilitate clinical review. It will enable clinicians to manage patients remotely at scale.

Patients also benefit from digital tools that can improve their compliance with asthma medication and self-management on a continuing basis out of hospital, using features such as inhaler technique videos, personalised asthma action plan, peak flow monitoring and steroid weaning plan.

Date Approved 21.12.2022

Review Date 21.12.2024

On appointment, Non-Executive Board members are issued with an induction pack, containing information useful for new colleagues about NHSGGC’s governance structures, details on existing Board members and their biographies. The pack will also include further helpful information to assist our Non-Executive Board members to settle into their role.

All Board members undergo an induction programme, completing a series of introductory meetings with key personnel across the organisation.

They will also be assigned a ‘buddy’ from our existing Non-Executive Board member group who will offer support and guidance while bedding into their exciting new role within the organisation. NHS Scotland also support the induction of new Board Members NHS Scotland – Induction Approach – What Non-Executives can expect from Board Induction.

The personal development needs of individual Board Members is also supported by NHS Education Scotland Board Development | Turas. New Board Members are required to register on TURAS and should make full use of this resource.

The induction programme also requires Board Members to familiarise themselves with the key documents that explain who we are, what we do and how we work together to deliver our roles and responsibilities.

These documents are listed below.

Useful Resources for Board Members

Further Information for Board Members

Staff Engagement Session: Sustainability and Value Programme

As of 2023 the Financial Improvement Programme (FIP) was relaunched as the Sustainability and Value Programme.

Join Paul McKenna, Head of Sustainability and Value to learn more about the re-launch, ask any questions you have about financial sustainability and improvement and find out how you and your team can get involved in the programme.

This interactive session will last one hour.

Please use the MS Teams links below to register:

  • Check back here soon for links to our training and resources

Types of Sustainability and Value projects and benefits

Sustainability and Value provides tactical support and through the Project Management Office (PMO) oversees 100s of projects a year that range in scale and duration. Each Project can be accounted for on a Recurring and Non-Recurring basis.

Examples of various Projects:

  • Recurring savings from changes in drug prices.
  • Recurring savings from the change of consumables used in clinical procedures.
  • Non Recurring savings in the reduction of agency staff used in a department.
  • Recurring savings delivered through service redesign.
  • Cost avoidance through the use of alternative methods of service delivery to manage increased demands.

Waste Projects

The waste policy has been revised to reflect the commitments NHSGGC is making to meet legislative obligations and targets as a key part of our Scope 3 emissions towards Net Zero and Climate Change. This is a change of direction from the previous policy and focuses on the environmental impact of waste and our ambitions to reduce that impact.

NHS Scotland is committed to meeting the requirements of Scotland’s Zero Waste Plan through the Policy and Waste Management Action Plan as well as through short-term, medium-term and long-term projects to increase resource use efficiency and improve sustainability practices.

Our Future Waste Management Model

  • Prevent and Reduce – Through our sustainable procurement and clinical sustainability group we will work to prevent, reduce and reuse waste.
  • Reuse and Recycle – Implementation of waste segregation within clinical settings to increase segregation of non-contaminated waste into recycling stream and move away from single use items.
  • Recover / Dispose – Implement recycling facilities at source for general waste in public and staff non-clinical areas.

There have been various projects and initiatives involving waste minimisation in order to be more sustainable. Clinical waste segregation is a significant and on-going project, as well as improving recycling facilities across all GGC sites.

Dry-Mixed Recycling (DMR)

DMR is a broad term used to describe different types of clean recycling waste that can be reused, reformed or broken down into their core materials. They include: dry paper waste, office paper, newspaper and magazines, cereal boxes, card and cardboard boxes, clean, empty cans and tins, clean and dry drinking bottles, milk bottles, and others.  

The DMR system utilises existing metal general waste (black lid) bins and infrastructure. The use of existing bins negates the need for purchase of equipment, identification of additional space and will satisfy IPC protocols.

A new implementation plan was developed for the new financial year in order to implement, expand or refine existing systems on all acute sites across NHSGGC.

The new target for recyclates for FY 23 – 24 is 35% (currently 16%).

Theatre Segregation

Stobhill and the New Victoria Success

Stobhill Hospital and the New Victoria Hospital are our first sites to adopt waste segregation in clinical and non-clinical areas and our plan is to role this out on a site by site basis across the NHSGGC.

Segregation in the six theatres at Stobhill showed a 70% reduction in orange bag waste with a saving of 42 tonnes of waste volume, £17,000 cost avoidance and C02 saving of 17 tonnes.

Neptune 3

Neptune 3 is a closed-circuit waste management system that collects, transports, and disposes of surgical waste fluid helping protect staff from exposure whilst increasing efficiencies in the operating room.

There is a potentially significant waste and cost saving from eliminating Vac Sacs from the waste stream which weigh around 2kg each that are treated through the clinical waste stream.

Rover

Docking Station

Manifold

  • Time saved – minimum 3.6 minutes per procedure
  • Efficiency – within the operating room and waste supply chain
  • Cost saving – reduction in clinical waste and consumables
  • Staff Wellbeing – investment to the Healthcare Professional
  • Eco Sustainability – Reducing footprint of clinical waste
Mehvish Ashraf

Non-Executive Member

Biography

Mehvish Ashraf MRPharmS is a community pharmacist who brings a wealth of patient facing and management expertise to the Board. Having served for over a decade in some of the most deprived areas in and around Glasgow, she has a deep understanding of health inequalities. In particular, ethnic minority communities and supporting those with addictions.

Mehvish has worked at the Head Office of an independent chain of pharmacies spread across Scotland.

She also served as an Associate Member of Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) Lanarkshire Committee and is a Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Ms Ashraf’s appointment is for four years, from 9th January 2023 to 8th January 2027.

Other information

Expenses claims

No expense claims have been declared.

Hospitality

No hospitality declared

Register of interest

No interests declared.

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Let’s make every NHS pound count

Small Change Still Matters! Your Ideas can contribute to real success and change within NHS GGC. From savings on postage to standardising medical equipment every idea has its merits, no idea is too small! So why not take a few minutes to yourself or with your colleagues and get your thinking caps on and tell us what you come up with! Remember don’t assume that someone has already thought it, every idea matters.

All you have to do is send in your idea using our online form below below which will go to our Financial Improvement Team for consideration.

Many thanks,
Jane Grant, Chief Executive, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Engage with the Sustainability and Value Programme

As we relaunch our previously successful Small Change Matters campaign, we’re once again looking to you, our staff, to tell us what changes you’ve made in your department to help make financial savings, large or small, or if you have any good ideas that we can consider rolling out across the organisation.

Please complete the form below and we’ll review your suggestions. We may be in touch for more info, so please include your contact details.

Visit our Sustainability and Value page for more information.

What Is Sustainability and Value

The aim of Sustainability and Value is to support the delivery of a comprehensive programme of schemes which identify efficiencies that have a financial benefit, enabling the Board to achieve and maintain financial balance through effective management, control, innovation, quality and best practice.

Sustainability and Value was launched in 2022 expanding, improving and replacing the Financial Improvement programme, which to add is still an integral and component part within Sustainability and Value assisting the Board in achieving and maintaining financial balance.

What Does Sustainability and Value Do?

Sustainability and Value provides tactical support and guidance to directorates and departments in identifying the potential for efficiency improvements and removing waste from our ways of working. The programme is based on a proven methodology, and is underpinned by a comprehensive governance process and a programme management office (PMO).

Contact the Sustainability and Value Team

Further Information and Resources

Other Areas of Work

Katie Pragnell, Non-Executive Board Member

Non-Executive Member

Biography

Councillor Katie Pragnell is appointed as a non-executive board member from 4th July 2022 until 30th April 2027.

Katie was elected to East Renfrewshire Council in May 2022 and was appointed as Social Work and Health Convener and East Renfrewshire’s representative on the board.  

Katie graduated from the Open University with a BA (Honours) in History. She has worked in the political sphere for MPs and MSPs, in both research and caseworker roles. She has also worked in the third sector in policy and research roles.  

As someone living with a disability, Katie has a keen interest in promoting disability rights and inclusion.  

Other information

Expenses claims

No expense claims have been declared.

Hospitality

No hospitality declared

Register of interest

No interests declared.

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