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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The Celebrating Success Staff Awards event will be held on the evening of the 30 October 2026. It is a chance to recognise our staff from across NHSGGC and celebrate their achievements in style.
The incredible commitment, passion, professionalism, and innovation of staff is inspirational and showcases the core NHS values embedded in NHSGGC. This is what helps us to navigate even the most challenging of times.
We deliver vital services under day-to-day pressures, at the same time evolving and innovating across the Board. Our staff strive to provide our patients with the best possible experiences, and it is a testament to every staff member that, despite ongoing challenges, outstanding levels of care are provided.
Before the excitement of the Awards Ceremony on the 30 October 2026, find out about the nominees in each of the award categories, by using the links below.
The winners will be announced live on the night on our social media channels (follow the #ggcawards tag).
Find all the winners, nominees and more below from our 2025 Celebrating Success Awards.
Every award winner and nominee should be immensely proud of themselves for the contribution they make to the delivery of healthcare in Scotland.
Find out about the winners and nominees from each award category below.
The winners were also announced live on the night on our social media channels (follow the #ggcawards hashtag).
View our photos from the 2025 Celebrating Success Awards event.
You can read about the previous winners and nominees, watch videos, and view the photos from the awards event using the button below.
If you would like to nominate a person, team or project for an award please complete the relevant form below:
Welcome to our Internal Communications and Employee Engagement Strategy!
This document shows how we will support all 40,000 of our employees to have a strong sense of connection to our organisation, one another and ensure that we are all aligned to NHSGGC’s purpose and values in all that we do.
The strategy includes a number of actions, which we will undertake in the coming months and years to improve how with communicate and engage with our staff. This includes the development of a new intranet platform and the development of Collaborative Conversations to support staff engagement and relaunch of an organisation-wide Team Brief.
If you are a member of the NHSGGC team and you would like to find out more, or have any questions, please contact us at DirectorOf.Communications@ggc.scot.nhs.uk using ICEE as the subject of your email. We look forward to hearing from you.
Mindfulness has been shown to be effective for reducing stress in the workplace. NHSGGC is committed to supporting MBSR approaches with staff to enable them to gain skills and knowledge about Mindfulness.
Mindfulness can help you positively change the way you feel about life and how you approach challenges. NHS UK provides an overview to help you develop mindfulness in your your life
We are offering a three stage approach:
Staff will be supported to develop mindfulness habits over a three week period by experienced mindfulness facilitators, who are also NHSGGC staff. This will offer an opportunity to get an initial feel of how mindfulness might be benefit you and explore how mindfulness might fit in to your day.
Staff will meet with the mindfulness tutor online using the Teams programme once a week to discuss their experience. This will also provide an opportunity to explore any challenges encountered and /or how you might build on what are already doing.
We will be offering plenty of resources to support you, as well as opportunities to develop your experience of mindfulness further through stages 2 and 3.
The next block of the Staff Mindfulness programme will commence week beginning Monday 18th August 2025. You can register via Staffnet (the programme is open to all NHS and HSCP employees).
For printing and sharing you can download a pdf copy of the 2025 Staff Mindfulness programme.
You can access the web-based version of the Mindfulness App or download the mobile app via the links at bottom of the page.
Please find links below to Mindfulness support and information including the Mindfulness App available for Android & Apple.
The Chair’s Award of Excellence is an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding achievements, dedication, and innovation demonstrated across our NHSGGC teams.
Consider submitting a nomination, to help recognise teams who go above and beyond to deliver exceptional care, improve services, and make a positive difference for patients, families, and communities.
Take this chance to showcase the incredible work happening within your team or a team that you know and ensure these achievements receive the recognition they deserve.
The Chief Executive Award of Excellence recognises individual members of staff who consistently demonstrate exceptional commitment, professionalism, and dedication in their role.
It is an opportunity to celebrate those who make a significant difference to patients, colleagues, and services through their hard work, innovation, and leadership.
If you know someone who goes above and beyond every day, nominate them and help ensure their outstanding contribution is recognised and celebrated.
This award recognises individuals, teams, and initiatives that are helping to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing across our communities and workforce.
We are looking for projects, programmes, or approaches that have made a positive impact in areas such as healthy lifestyles, smoking cessation, physical activity, mental health, financial wellbeing, health inequalities, or wider wellbeing support.
If you have been involved in an initiative that is helping people live healthier, happier lives, or reduced inequality, we want to hear about it.
This award celebrates those who are creating healthier, fairer futures for the people and communities we serve.
This award celebrates nurses, midwives, and nursing or midwifery teams who consistently demonstrate excellence in care, compassion, professionalism, and leadership.
Do you know someone who has made an exceptional difference to patients, families, or colleagues? Perhaps they have gone above and beyond to provide outstanding care, introduced improvements that enhance patient outcomes, or embodied the values and ethos of the profession every day.
Whether working in a hospital, community setting, or specialist service, we want to hear about the individuals and teams whose dedication and commitment deserve recognition.
Every day, individuals and teams across NHSGGC make a remarkable difference to the lives of patients, families, and communities. This award recognises those who consistently deliver exceptional care and demonstrate a commitment to quality, compassion, and excellence.
We are looking for examples of outstanding practice that have improved patient outcomes, enhanced experiences, increased safety, or transformed the way care is delivered. This may include innovative approaches, service improvements, collaborative working, or acts of exceptional dedication that have made a lasting impact.
Whether through a single achievement or sustained excellence over time, this award celebrates those who go above and beyond to provide the highest standards of care.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. This award recognises individuals and teams who have made an outstanding contribution to creating a positive, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
We are looking for examples of initiatives, behaviours, or leadership that have improved staff experience, supported wellbeing, promoted equality, diversity and inclusion, strengthened teamwork, or helped colleagues develop and thrive.
Have you introduced a new approach to teamwork, supported staff wellbeing, championed diversity and inclusion, or helped colleagues develop and reach their potential? Do you know someone who consistently creates a positive working environment and supports those around them?
This award celebrates those who help make NHSGGC a great place to work and grow.
Delivering high-quality healthcare requires innovation, responsible use of resources, and a commitment to continuous improvement. This award recognises individuals and teams who have found new ways to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and value while maintaining or enhancing the quality of care.
We are looking for initiatives that have reduced waste, improved processes, made better use of resources, lowered environmental impact, or delivered measurable benefits for patients, staff, and services.
This award celebrates those who are helping NHSGGC maximise value today while safeguarding resources for the future.
Volunteers play an invaluable role in supporting patients, families, communities, and services across NHSGGC. This award recognises those who give their time, skills, and experience to make a positive difference.
We are looking for volunteers, patient representatives, Public Partnership Forum members, patient panel participants, and others who have gone the extra mile to improve experiences, influence services, or support the wellbeing of others.
If you know someone whose contribution has made a lasting impact through their commitment, enthusiasm, and generosity, tell us their story and help us celebrate their achievements.
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.
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.
East Dunbartonshire – £340.00
To apply:
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.
Find out what’s on offer on the East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture website.
East Renfrewshire – £240.00
To apply:
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.
Find out what’s on offer on the East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure website.
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:
Inverclyde – £427.35
To apply:
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.
Find out what’s on offer on the Inverclyde Leisure website.
North Lanarkshire – £314.00
To apply:
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.
Find out what’s on offer on the North Lanakshire Council website.
Renfrewshire (OneRen) – £299
No application form – join via Leisure Membership in Renfrewshire
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:
Leisure Membership in Renfrewshire
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.
Find out what’s on offer at Renfrewshire (OneRen).
West Dunbartonshire – £312.00
To apply:
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.
Find out what’s on offer on the West Dunbarton Council website.
