Staff

Topics in this Core Brief: Message from Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director General for Health & Social Care and GGC Medicines Update.

This issue of Core Brief includes a message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive, and Dr Lesley Thomson KC, Chair thanking staff for your hard work and dedication throughout 2024.

This issue of Core Brief updates from the Board Meeting held on Tuesday 17 December.

Topics in this Core Brief: Reduced Working Week – Interim recording of Public Holidays on SSTS; The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019; Staff Winter Vaccination Week – Drop-in Clinics reminder; and Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation.

Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Winter Vaccination Week – Drop-in Clinics reminder; Update on using Datix to record all child deaths and public protection incidents; New Supporting Child Physical Development LearnPro modules; and Use of British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreting Services.

Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Winter Vaccination Week – Drop-in Clinics reminder and Public Protection Service: New learning and education events.

Topics in this Core Brief: Civility Saves Lives; Staff Winter Vaccination Week is back – Monday 16 December 2024; and New clinical trial seeks over 60s.

In this issue Jane talks about: winter pressures and our public winter communications campaign; staff support and wellbeing resources; our flu vaccination programme; thanks the Staff Disability Forum and their Chair for their work in celebrating Staff Disability History Month; nominations for the Chief Scientific Officer Awards are now open; thanks the neonatal teams alongside Estates and Facilities for managing the recent repairs to QEUH maternity building roof; and feedback on the Dental Department at Stobhill Hospital.

Topics in this Core Brief: Seasonal influenza: use of antivirals 2024-25; Peer Support Training – 2025 date; and Quality Strategy Implementation Newsletter.

Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Winter Vaccination Week is back – starting Monday 16 December 2024; Reporting and Managing Data Breaches; Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation; and Taxis over Christmas and New Year Public Holidays.

Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC launches winter ABC campaign and Listening to our patients.

Topics in this Core Brief: Looking after yourself and others – session on 13 December and What Matters to You Day Annual Report.

In this issue Jane talks about: the Scottish Government draft budget for 25/26; congratulates 250 of our community nurses across the Health Board who were recently recognised for their 21+ years of long service at by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland; work underway to tackle racialised health inequalities in our Maternity Services; seven of our staff across NHSGGC have graduated from our funded HNC Occupational Therapy Support Worker programme; International Volunteer Day; Cut it Out – our anti-sexual harassment campaign; and feedback on the East Renfrewshire HSCP team.

Topics in this Core Brief: Mandatory Sharps training and Care Home Collaborative – December newsletter.

Topics in this Core Brief: Sexual harassment – Cut It Out: Your voice matters; Taxis over Christmas and New Year Public Holidays; and Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation.

Topics in this Core Brief: Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Bulletin.

Topics in this Core Brief: GGC Medicines Update; Let’s talk about… Winter worries and wellbeing; and Medical Peer Support Hub Training Day – 11 December.

In this issue Jane talks about: the NHSGGC Annual Review; John Harden, National Clinical Lead for Quality and Safety, visited the RAH to learn more about the model in place to reduce delayed discharges; congratulates Lee-Anne Woods, a clinical nurse who was awarded the prestigious Queen’s Nurse award; spotlights one of our longest-serving volunteers, Morag Brierton, who began volunteering at the RAH Cardiac Rehab Unit 15 years ago; and feedback on our portering service staff.

Topics in this Core Brief: Taxis over Christmas and New Year Public Holidays; Looking after yourself and others – session on 3 December; Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation; IPC Advent Calendar; and How will you help end HIV stigma?

Topics in this Core Brief: Report from the Health and Safety Forum.

Topics in this Core Brief: Sexual Harassment – Cut It Out: Your voice matters; Become a Registered Nurse; Infection Prevention and Control Newsletter; Quit for Christmas 2024 Campaign; and Public Transport Information Event.

Topics in this Core Brief: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Public Holidays 2025/26 and Update from the Area Partnership Forum.

In this issue Jane talks about: that Parkhead Hub has reached Practical Completion this week; After 22 years with the NHS, Anne MacPherson, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development and Gail Caldwell, Director of Pharmacy, who has worked with the NHS for more than 36 years are set to retire at the end of March 2025; Disability History Month which runs from 14 November to 20 December; the Trans Day of Remembrance event, hosted by the LGBTQ+ Staff Forum and Police Association; Congratulations to the Patient Experience and Public Involvement (PEPI) Team, NHSGGC Pharmacy Services and West Dunbartonshire HSCP Primary Care Pharmacy Team, who were recognised as first prize winners at the Scottish Practice, Pharmacy and Prescribing Advisers Conference; and feedback on the Emergency Department team at the QEUH.

Topics in this Core Brief: Needlestick Injury Reduction Group (NIRG); Human Resources and Organisational Development move to the Gartnavel campus; and Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation.