Team Talk aims to distil the four most important pieces of information we’d like all staff to be aware of and engaged with each month.
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This month, Team Talk covers:
• Improve Outcomes for People: information on Staff Vaccination Fortnight and flu drop-in clinics
• High Quality Care and Experience: an invite to join the next Quality Community event
• Digital First Approach: compulsory training modules to be completed by the end of September
• Sustainability and Value: an update from the Chief Executive regarding the First Minister’s recent announcement
• Supported Workforce: Speak Up Week coming soon
This month, Team Talk covers:
- Better Health – Tuesday 21 July marks Zero HIV Stigma Day. This is an opportunity to challenge misconceptions about HIV, raise awareness, and support our goal of ending new HIV transmissions by 2030. Please encourage staff to become HIV informed and learn more about providing inclusive, stigma-free care
- Better Care – The Person-Centred Care Standard and Measurement Framework will be launching soon. Teams are encouraged to consider how they currently evidence person-centred care, identify any gaps, and agree one practical action they can take ahead of the launch
- Better Workplace – NHSGGC Excellence Awards 2026 nominations are open. Please encourage staff to recognise colleagues, teams, projects, and programmes that are making a difference across NHSGGC
- Better Workplace – Staff can now use Copilot, NHSGGC’s approved artificial intelligence tool, to create first drafts of PowerPoint presentations quickly and efficiently. Teams interested in seeing Copilot in action can arrange a demonstration session.
This month, Team Talk covers:
- Better Health – Cervical Screening Awareness Week
- Better Care – Insights from our recent Leading the Way Nursing and Midwifery Strategy event
- Better Workplace – Pride Month
- Better Workplace – NHSGGC Excellence Awards 2026
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Workplace – The first iMatter cohort will launch next week. Encourage your staff to share experiences. Their feedback can drive positive change across the organisation; Better Care – 2 June is What Matters To You Day! Asking “what matters” strengthens relationships, improves experience and supports our quality strategy. Encourage your teams to share their experiences; Better Health – Ensure your staff know about our Dr Bike sessions during May, what storage, facilities, and Cycle to Work support we provide to swap to two wheels; and Better Health – World Tobacco Day, 31 May, make sure your staff know how to access cessation help for themselves, their patients, family or friends.
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Care – MyCare.scot, part of Scotland’s national Digital Front Door programme, launched across the country on 15 April 2026. It brings together health and social care information in one secure place, helping people access their data and information about services. Please encourage staff to find out more on Staffnet; Better Health – As part of Stress Awareness Month this April, weekly Catch Your Breath sessions are running to support staff wellbeing. Please encourage your team to take a short pause for themselves by signing up for sessions and accessing wellbeing resources via Staffnet; Better Workplace – The iMatter questionnaire is staff’s opportunity to share their views and help shape positive change across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The questionnaire will launch in cohorts from 11 May 2026. Managers are asked to ensure team details are up to date so all staff can take part; and Better Care – As we approach the end of Year 2 of implementing Quality Everyone Everywhere across GGC, teams are encouraged to reconnect quality with everyday priorities. We would welcome examples of ‘quality in action’, big or small, to feature in the newsletter and share learning across the organisation.
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Health: National No Smoking Day – Take 30 seconds to save a life and refer yourself, family, friends or patients who smoke to Quit Your Way; Better Care: The Equality and Human Rights Team carry out short, informal Frontline Equality Assessments (FEAs) to offer practical advice and answer questions; Better Workplace – From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change working week reduces to 36 hours with no loss of pay; and Better Workplace – Get to grips with Copilot, your artificial intelligence tool for work.
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Care – Thank you to all staff for your hard work during the start of our second System Reset. Please ensure staff know where to access the FAQs to help them through the process; Better Care – Our Quality Strategy Newsletter shares small acts of quality across NHSGGC to inspire improvement. Please discuss with teams and look out for February Lunch and Learn sessions; Better Health – When did you last involve patients or the public in shaping services? Last year, the PEPI Team supported 110 teams. Discuss how your team could involve them to help enhance your service; and Better Workplace – We’re transitioning eHealth to Digital Services, reflecting our organisation-wide digital role. New branding will launch in phases. Ensure you staff know where to access the Digital Services Hub for more information and updates.
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Workplace – Thank you to all staff for your hard work during our first System Reset. Your efforts have strengthened Unscheduled Care performance, reduced occupancy across sites, cut 12-hour waits, and stabilised flow despite rising flu pressures and ward closures; Better workplace – Discuss with your team the support available all year round through the Support and Information Service. This includes advice on benefits, energy, and housing, crisis support, and help with stopping smoking; Better Health – With flu season arriving early, please encourage any staff who have not yet received their vaccination to do so as soon as possible. Staff can attend any community clinic with their ID badge to receive their flu vaccination; and Better care – Please remind your staff about the importance of Quality Everyone Everywhere and encourage them to share their quality stories. Their experiences will help shape better care for everyone, everywhere.
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Health – Discuss the benefits of Virtual Consultations with your teams and encourage them to let family and friends know they can request virtual appointments; Better Health – World AIDS Day is December 1st. While HIV is treatable, stigma still gets in the way, let’s all raise awareness of the facts and challenge the myths; Better Care – Discuss with your teams what Priority 5 of the Quality Strategy means in practice, and remind staff they’re welcome to join the NHSGGC QI Network; and Better Workplace – Let your teams know that Copilot Chat is now available to all staff, and encourage them to explore the training and guidance to make the most of it.
This edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Care – Quality is everyone’s responsibility – Encourage staff to familiarise themselves with the Quality Strategy and start thinking about how we can improve quality; Better Care – Shared Decision Making allows staff, patients and carer to make decisions together. Discuss the benefits of this approach, and highlight training available to staff and encourage them to complete it; Better Health – Discuss Menopause Awareness Month with your teams and ensure they know what support is available and how to access it; and etter Workplace – This Cyber Security Awareness Month, ensure staff are aware of online safety to protect patient data and our systems.
This edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Care – introduce your team to the new Interface Division and how they can access more information; Better Health – talk about the importance of vaccinations, and point your team towards staff flu vaccination clinics; Better Workplace – remind staff of the training and reporting procedures available for hate crime incidents; and Better Workplace – discuss PDP and Review conversations, and how you can help to accommodate protected learning time.
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Health – August is National Immunisation Awareness month and we are asking everyone to encourage patients, friends and family to help protect their children by attending childhood vaccinations; Better Care -Talk to your team about support available for improving reading, writing, numbers or digital skills — and signpost them to where they can get help; Better Care – When reviewing your iMatter action plan, discuss with your team how your actions can strengthen the PDP and Review process in your daily work; and Better Workplace – Encourage your staff to take part in the Team Talk survey to help us shape future editions and improve how we connect across the organisation.
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Health – Discuss diabetes with your staff and ensure they know where to find information to know if they or a family member is at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes; Better Value – Discuss and review with staff your waste management practices and procedures in preparation for upcoming Pre-Acceptance Audits and remove clinical waste from bins and non-clinical areas; Better Workplace – NHSGGC and our LGBTQ+ Staff Forum are celebrating Pride throughout June, let staff know where they can find out information on what sites the Forum will be visiting; and Better Workplace – Remind staff of the importance of PDP&R conversations, offering the chance to look back on their experiences, receive support from their manager and look ahead with purpose.
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Health – Discuss diabetes with your staff and ensure they know where to find information to know if they or a family member is at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes; Better Value – Discuss and review with staff your waste management practices and procedures in preparation for upcoming Pre-Acceptance Audits and remove clinical waste from bins and non-clinical areas; Better Workplace – NHSGGC and our LGBTQ+ Staff Forum are celebrating Pride throughout June, let staff know where they can find out information on what sites the Forum will be visiting; and Better Workplace – Remind staff of the importance of PDP&R conversations, offering the chance to look back on their experiences, receive support from their manager and look ahead with purpose.
In this edition of Team Talk, we talk about: Better Health – Discuss with your team if they are heading abroad this year, they should check Fit for Travel for the latest advice around vaccinations; Better Care – Please discuss the importance of treating each other with kindness and respect and the impact this can have on colleagues; Better Value – Thank you to all staff who have helped us reach financial balance and encourage staff to continue making suggestions on how to make savings via our Working Smarter pages; and Better Workplace – Discuss with your staff the importance of them sharing their experiences and help shape change by filling out the iMatter survey. You should also discuss progress on your own team’s iMatter report for 2024/2025.
In this edition of Team Talk we talk about: Better Health – April is Stress Awareness Month and we would like you to discuss with your team the benefits of physical activity and ask is they are interested in joining the walking challenge. Better Care – the law around the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is changing, please discuss the impact with your team and let them know HR will be in touch if their work is now classified as regulated work. Better Workplace – discuss with your team the wide range of equality groups that staff can join and how they can get more information on the groups. Better Workplace – The Digital Skills and Literacy Programme is looking for any tech savvy members of staff to join the Digital Champions Forum!
In this edition of Team Talk we talk about: Better Health – No Smoking Day is Wednesday 12 March. Remind staff of the free support available to help them – or people they know – quit; Better Care – Ensure staff know how to access our British Sign Language interpreters to support effective and safe communication with Deaf patients who are BSL service users; Better Workplace – Discuss with your team the local impact of the reduction to 36 hours WTE in April 2026 and what the next steps are; and Better Workplace – Please discuss the importance of handling data safely locally, and ensure your team have completed mandatory training modules 008 Security & Threat and 009 Safe Information Handling.
In this edition of Team Talk we talk about: Better Value – Discuss our Digital and Literacy Programme which is there to ensure we all have the digital skills we need for our roles and enhance productivity; Better Workplace – Remind staff of the importance of keeping their health and safety training up to date; Better Care – Ensure staff know about our Confidential Contacts and where to go to discuss any concerns related to whistleblowing, bullying or harassment; and Better Workplace – There are a couple of weeks left for staff to enter their colleagues or projects in our prestigious Excellence Awards.
In this edition of Team Talk we talk about: Better Health – We’re reminding staff you can still get vaccinated against the flu; Better Care – We understand how tough it has been for staff recently and would like to remind staff to look out for each other; . Better Workplace – We would like to remind staff of the options you have to raise a concern; and Better Workplace – We have a number of resources available to staff if you are feeling anxious, stressed or depressed.
In this edition of Team Talk we talk about: Better Health – Do you, or anyone you know want to stop smoking?; Better Care – Standards of Business Conduct for Staff; Better Value (S&V) – Work Smarter, Greener, Healthier; and Better Workplace – Support and Information Service.
In this edition of Team Talk we discuss: Better Care – Winter Plan Approved; Better Value (S&V) – Clinical Waste Management; Better Workplace – Attendance Management; and Better Workplace – Cut it Out.
In this first edition of Team Talk we discuss: Better Health – Vaccination; Better Care – Health and Care Staffing Act; Better Value – Discuss with your team ideas for doing things differently; and Better Workforce: Please ensure your team are aware of the wide range of resources available to them to speak up.
