Every member of our staff contributes to better care. Do you know someone who has experienced outstanding patient care from a member of our staff. Maybe you are a staff member who is working together in new and co-operative ways to improve the way we deliver services.
Have you or someone you know taken an innovative approach to patient care? Or perhaps you or someone you know has developed a new product which helps and improves everyday practices in the workplace. We know our staff provide incredible patient care but we need you to tell us your stories.
Better Health
Do you know of or are you involved with an initiative which seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of patients, the public and/or staff, such as healthy eating; smoking cessation; financial inclusion; physical activity; equalities in health and wellbeing; or improving mental health activities. If so, then we want you to tell us all about it.
Better Value
We want to hear about initiatives which have been implemented to achieve better productivity within NHSGGC. As a staff member, maybe you have devised a way to deliver the same quality of service more efficiently or perhaps you have submitted an idea to our Small Change Matters campaign. If you know of something which is being done differently or has taken a new approach to work which makes better use of resources, then you should enter this category.
Better Workplace
We are pleased to introduce a new award category to recognise the often unseen work of our staff who are helping to make NHSGGC a Better Workplace. Have you or someone you know developed a new approach to team working at local level, helping to improve workplace culture? Or have you or someone you know delivered an innovative approach to helping improve staff health and wellbeing. If you are a staff member share with us how you have positively supported diversity, inclusion and releasing potential of your colleagues or nominate one of your team/manager for supporting you personally.
Global Citizenship
Do you know someone who has travelled overseas either as part of a team or individually to provide healthcare and/or education in developing countries or in countries in crisis? Or maybe you have been part of a team who has travelled overseas. Are you or someone you know in the Reserve Forces or have you or someone you know taught people from abroad within NHSGGC’s own healthcare facilities. We want to hear all your stories of our staff helping people from other countries.
Nursing & Midwifery
Do you know a nurse or group of nurses who display the best qualities of patient care and the ethos of nursing? Do you know a nurse or midwife who deserves recognition? Has someone you know made a difference to the care of patients and their families in a hospital or in the community? If so, we want you to tell us all about them.
Volunteer
We want to hear about people who are providing outstanding help and support through volunteering or those who have provided patient opinions perhaps on a Public Partnership Forum within a HSCP or on a patients’ panel. The people that go the extra mile, contributing tirelessly for the benefit of other patients, we want to hear about the work they do.
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When filling in your nomination form, don’t forget to put as much detail as you can. Remember, you are telling a judging panel who don’t know the person, team or service you are nominating. Simply saying someone goes above and beyond is not enough detail for the judging panel to score on. Give clear, direct and specific detail. Include enough information for the panel to become familiar with the nominee.
Guidelines for writing your nomination
Please read the category criteria so you understand what the judges are looking for
You can submit as many nominations as you wish
The way in which the person/team or the project is exemplary should be detailed
Start with a clear, direct, and specific statement of why the nominee deserves recognition. Include enough information for the panel to become familiar with the nominee’s specific challenges faced, actions taken, and results or goals met. List the most important information in the first few sentences and then elaborate as necessary
Give specific examples that address the award criteria and elaborate on why the nominee’s accomplishments are worthy of the award
Examples could include outcomes, results, and/or activities ‘above and beyond’ the nominee’s job description. Include qualities that make this person outstanding, and that are clearly relevant to the award criteria (eg, contribution, team-building, collaboration, initiative, and leadership)
Provide a complete overview of the nominee or team’s accomplishments. It is important to tell the nominee’s story as you would to a stranger.
We are delighted to announce that we have teamed up with neighbouring local authority leisure providers to offer staff the chance to sign up to discounted leisure memberships. The scheme works by NHSGGC paying the annual membership fee, entitling staff to a 12 months membership. Staff sign a salary mandate form and the payments are deducted on a monthly basis from salary for a period of 12 months.
Download the application form from the link above and send the completed form and any enquires to gym.applications@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
We start new memberships on the 1st of each month. Please apply at least 2 weeks before the day you would like your membership to start to allow time to process your application.
Any applications received after this date will be added in to the next month applications.
To activate your membership:
Local authorities vary but usually once the membership is set up you will be given a membership numbers which you can quote at the first visit to the gym/facility. The facility will then issue a membership card.
Cancelling your membership:
See local authority terms and conditions. If you wish to cancel email gym.application@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or write to Kim Friel (Ledger Manager). However, the loan is for one whole year, if you cancel before the membership is finished you will have to pay the outstanding balance.
Download the application form from the link above and send the completed form and any enquires to gym.applications@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
We start new memberships on the 1st of each month. Please apply at least 2 weeks before the day you would like your membership to start to allow time to process your application.
Any applications received after this date will be added in to the next month applications.
To activate your membership:
Local authorities vary but usually once the membership is set up you will be given a membership numbers which you can quote at the first visit to the gym/facility. The facility will then issue a membership card.
Cancelling your membership:
See local authority terms and conditions. If you wish to cancel email gym.application@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or write to Kim Friel (Ledger Manager). However, the loan is for one whole year, if you cancel before the membership is finished you will have to pay the outstanding balance.
NHSGGC staff can take advantage of a reduced membership rate of £21.96 per month for the Glasgow Club. This gives access to all local authority sport and leisure facilities in Glasgow, including swimming, gym, and fitness classes. For more information go to www.glasgowclub.org
The scheme works by Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board paying the annual membership fee of £285.50 to Glasgow City Council. This entitles membership of the Glasgow Club for a period of 12 months with 1 extra month included. To more info, guidance, terms and conditions and application form, go to:
Download the application form from the link above and send the completed form and any enquires to gym.applications@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
We start new memberships on the 1st of each month. Please apply at least 2 weeks before the day you would like your membership to start to allow time to process your application.
Any applications received after this date will be added in to the next month applications.
To activate your membership:
Local authorities vary but usually once the membership is set up you will be given a membership numbers which you can quote at the first visit to the gym/facility. The facility will then issue a membership card.
Cancelling your membership:
See local authority terms and conditions. If you wish to cancel email gym.application@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or write to Kim Friel (Ledger Manager). However, the loan is for one whole year, if you cancel before the membership is finished you will have to pay the outstanding balance.
Download the application form from the link above and send the completed form and any enquires to gym.applications@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
We start new memberships on the 1st of each month. Please apply at least 2 weeks before the day you would like your membership to start to allow time to process your application.
Any applications received after this date will be added in to the next month applications.
To activate your membership:
Local authorities vary but usually once the membership is set up you will be given a membership numbers which you can quote at the first visit to the gym/facility. The facility will then issue a membership card.
Cancelling your membership:
See local authority terms and conditions. If you wish to cancel email gym.application@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or write to Kim Friel (Ledger Manager). However, the loan is for one whole year, if you cancel before the membership is finished you will have to pay the outstanding balance.
OneRen offer a range of memberships to suit all needs. Memberships are provided based on the activities our members choose to access such as gym only, swim only, gym and class or full access. Details on all memberships types can be found via the link below:
Membership can be arranged directly with OneRen, no further NHS discount applicable.
Cancelling your membership:
Renfrewshire membership is arranged directly through OneRen, and is not a loan through NHSGGC. Therefore arranging and cancelling the membership will be done directly through OneRen.
Download the application form from the link above and send the completed form and any enquires to gym.applications@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
We start new memberships on the 1st of each month. Please apply at least 2 weeks before the day you would like your membership to start to allow time to process your application.
Any applications received after this date will be added in to the next month applications.
To activate your membership:
Local authorities vary but usually once the membership is set up you will be given a membership numbers which you can quote at the first visit to the gym/facility. The facility will then issue a membership card.
Cancelling your membership:
See local authority terms and conditions. If you wish to cancel email gym.application@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or write to Kim Friel (Ledger Manager). However, the loan is for one whole year, if you cancel before the membership is finished you will have to pay the outstanding balance.
Food and fluid mythbusters are part of the Food First campaign
The campaign focuses on the importance of food and drink in improving a patient’s recovery and how it can potentially lead to quicker discharge from hospital.
The information is aimed at staff, patients, visitors and family and highlights the role we can all play in patient recovery.
The NHSGGC staff Excellence Awards are looking for patients, visitors and staff to nominate our dedicated teams and individuals. Our staff truly have gone above and beyond in this past year and a half and we want you to tell us about your experience of outstanding care.
These prestigious awards are for individual members of staff, teams, or projects that have identified ways to deliver improvements that benefit patients and service uses, colleagues, or NHSGGC.
Staff, patients and visitors can all nominate in these awards. We want you to tell us about the dedicated teams and individuals who go to extraordinary lengths to provide exceptional care for people who use our health services.
But we’re not just looking to celebrate the tremendous efforts of our staff. We are also looking for services that staff have moulded to patients’ needs, or projects that have transformed the way we work.
There are seven categories in our Excellence Awards, so there is a category to fit every project, programme, or an outstanding member of staff.
Our awards are a brilliant opportunity to shine a light on someone you know, who goes above and beyond the call of duty, to provide exceptional care and support.
We know our staff provide incredible patient care but we need you to tell us your stories.
Our Internal Communications Team communicates news to over 40,000 NHSGGC staff. This is done using a range of digital and physical channels, including the daily Core Briefs.
Core Brief is our regular employee update and provides important updates across a variety of topics, ranging from operational and site specific information, through to messages for our staff from our Chief Executive.
To access Core Brief, please click on one of the tiles below, or use the search function.
Core Brief – 30 April 2025 (Daily update, 3.30pm)
Topics in this Core Brief: Digital Clinical Notes; Resource Scheduler Room Booking Application; and Local Clinician honoured at Palace of Westminster by Charity.
Topics in this Core Brief: Download and start using Loop from Wednesday 30 April 2025!; What Matters to You? Day 2025: Save the date; and Glasgow City HSCP staff awards for excellence 2025.
Core Brief – 28 April 2025 (Daily update, 11.55am)
Topics in this Core Brief: Progress during first full year of NHSGGC’s Sexual Harassment: Cut It Out programme; Demystifying Death Week Events: 5 – 11 May 2025; Talking about Prehab; and Glasgow Hospital Radio Team recognised among best in the UK.
This Core Brief provides guidance and support for colleagues regarding the Supreme Court Judgment in Relation to Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018.
Core Brief – 24 April 2025 (Daily update, 12.05pm)
Topics in this Core Brief: Changes to Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme – is your role affected?; National Stalking Awareness Week; and NHSGGC’s eHealth staff are celebrated at the annual awards event.
Core Brief – 23 April 2025 (Announcement following Special Board Meeting, 12.50pm)
This issue of Core Brief includes an announcement following a Special Board Meeting on: The GGC Way Forward – Transforming Together launches new commitment to improvement and transformation.
Message from Professor Jann Gardner, Chief Executive (23 April 2025, 10:15am)
Professor Jann Gardner recently visited the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC), where she discussed the outstanding work of NHSGGC colleagues and potential changes to make the working lives of staff even better.
Core Brief – 22 April 2025 (Daily update, 12.30pm)
Topics in this Core Brief: Download and start using Loop from Wednesday 30 April 2025!; Pension Benefit Statements for people impacted by the Remedy Process; Appointment of Director of Primary Care and GP Out of Hours Services and DMD of Primary Care; and Active Staff Walking Challenge.
Core Brief – 17 April 2025 (Message from Professor Jann Gardner, Chief Executive, 12.40pm)
Professor Jann Gardner recently visited the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where she talked through challenges and discussed opportunities for innovation with NHSGGC colleagues.
Core Brief – 16 April 2025 (Daily update, 12.30pm)
Topics in this Core Brief: Band 5 Review update; Making a difference: ‘Cut it Out’ programme connects with staff across NHSGGC; Absence management – SSTS: Reminder for managers; and Looking after yourself and others – session 25 April.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC Confidential Contacts – We are recruiting!; Listening to our patients; Quality Strategy Newsletter; and Do you have money worries?
Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC team members announced as Nurse of the Year finalists; Let’s talk about… Flourishing together – strategies for supporting long-term health conditions in the workplace; and NHSGGC AHP Education Fund now open.
Topics in this Core Brief: April is Stress Awareness Month; Celebrating National Staff Networks Day (14 May 2025) in NHSGGC; Professional Administration Transformation Conference; and Update on national launch of Pension Age Disability Payment.
Topics in this Core Brief: PVG Recruitment email; Professor Jesse Dawson Appointed Director of Research and Innovation (R&I); and Pensions Auto-Enrolment – update.
Topics in this Core Brief: New Starts in NHSGGC – we want your feedback!; Peer Support Training – upcoming dates in Glasgow and Vale of Leven; The NHSGGC Diabetes MCN Annual Conference – 7 May; and Guided Health Walk, Greenock – Saturday 26 April 2025.
Core Brief – 7 April 2025 (Message from Professor Jann Gardner, Chief Executive, 4.45pm)
On Wednesday 26 March, NHSGGC ran its first hackathon, bringing over 100 clinical and operational leaders together to crack some of our biggest challenges and develop exciting plans for the future. This Core Brief includes an overview of the day and video.
Topics in this Core Brief:
• Values Based Reflective Practice® Essential Toolkit training
• New policy – Interventional Procedures
• New HCSSA Resources
• NHSGGC Protocol for managing visits
Topics in this Core Brief:
• Training Opportunity – British Sign Language (BSL)
• Diagnostics: Celebrating Success Staff Awards
• Datix staff survey – deadline 11 April
• GGC Medicines update
• Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation
Topics in this Core Brief:
• Peer Support Training – upcoming dates in Glasgow and Vale of Leven
• Support for staff affected by international events
• Mobile Skills Unit update
• William Cullen Prize
Topics in this Core Brief:
• Updates to NHSGGC’s volunteering policy
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Research – join the conversation!
• Reduced Working Week (RWW) – reminder for plans
• Civility Saves Lives – Calling it out with compassion
• NHSGGC Confidential Contacts – we are recruiting!
Topics in this Core Brief:
• Changes to Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme – is your role affected?
• Workplace pensions – automatic re-enrolment March 2025
• Safety Health and Wellbeing – Instruction and Information
• Staff Bursary
• Infection Prevention and Control Newsletter
Topics in this Core Brief:
• Peer Support – Menopause Hub
• HCSW – registered Open University Pathway Applications Open
• AHP Flying Start Connect Sessions 2025
• Digital Skills and Literacy Programme – M365
Topics in this Core Brief:
• William Cullen Prize
• Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation
• New HCSSA Resources
• Active Staff Spring Walking Challenge – Registration Open
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