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. The award ceremony will take place Friday 30 October 2026.
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 nine 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 – 15 July 2026 (Daily update, 4.45pm)
Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC Staff Uniform and Dress Code Policy Reminder; Pharmacy Teams issue urgent appeal for return of tote boxes and Envopaks; Free Falls Awareness Week Educational Event for Health & Social Care Professionals; and Preparing for Suicide Prevention Week: Ideas, Resources and Support.
Topics in this Core Brief: Access the SCIT App for Out-of-Hours Clinical Photography; Nominate in this year’s Excellence Awards now; and Quality Improvement Network Event – update.
Topics in this Core Brief: Fraud Awareness – Mythbusters; Recruitment for Cohort 56 of the Scottish Improvement Leader Programme; and Commonwealth Games 23 July – 2 August 2026.
Topics in this Core Brief: Let’s Talk About… Move More, Feel Better: simple strategies for busy staff – Thursday 30 July; Transmission Based Precautions (TBPs) guidance is changing; MenB Vaccination Programme; and Occupational Health is relocating.
Topics in this Core Brief: Six months on from our Culture Hackathon: what we’ve learned and what’s next; Important update: Podiatry inpatient referral form; and McGill’s introduces new Renfrew Bridge service to connect QEUH, Clydebank, and Braehead.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde receives Carer Positive Exemplary Award: Peer Supporter Training – Join more than 1,000 colleagues; and Commonwealth Games 23 July – 2 August 2026.
Topics in this Core Brief: Looking after yourself and others session – Thursday 16 July, 11.00am; Glasgow’s first GP walk-in service opened by First Minister; and Care Home Collaborative – July newsletter.
Topics in this Core Brief: Transmission-Based Precautions (TBPs): important changes coming in August 2026; National Falls Definition and Datix Reporting Update; and The Infection Prevention and Control Quality Improvement Network (IPCQIN) Newsletter.
Topics in this Core Brief: GGC Medicines Update; Training Opportunity – Introduction to Health Literacy – 2 September 2026; and A huge thank you from the NHSGGC LGBTQ+ Staff Forum.
Topics in this Core Brief: LGBTQIA+ Peer Support Hub; Update to Transmission Based Precautions (TBPs) guidance within the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM); and Nominations for the Excellence Awards 2026 are open.
Topics in this Core Brief:
• Planning PDP & Review Conversations throughout the year
• Digital Services Procurement team – new platform
• NHSGGC Research Leader Fellowship
• Working together to support the Armed Forces Community
• ‘Meeting the needs of people with Learning Disabilities’ – amended web link
Topics in this Core Brief: Let’s Talk About… M.00anaging Your Health: Understanding Type 2 Diabetes: 29 June 10am; The value our Armed Forces Community brings; Enjoy the heat safely – NHSGGC issues simple advice to help people stay safe and well; Celebrating HCSWs at the Annual Educational Event 2026; and Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland survey.
Topics in this Core Brief: New Turas learning resources to support eating disorder care; Recruitment for the Scottish Improvement Leader (ScIL) programme; NHSGGC celebrates the people powering research on Red4Research Day; Public Protection Service: New Public Protection training sessions; Glasgow City HSCP is leading the way in innovative mental health care; and NHSGGC AHP Staff Awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Reduced Working Week (RWW) – Implementation Update; Building a safer workplace: Pharmacy Services; iMatter 2026 – You Said, We Did; Launch of new app to help meet the needs of patients with learning disabilities; and Equality & Diversity Event 10 August: Join the Conversation.
Topics in this Core Brief: Nominations for the Excellence Awards 2026 are open; National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day; HCSSA – Real Time Staffing and Risk Escalation QUIZ!; and Check if you’re due a test this Cervical Screening Awareness Week.
Topics in this Core Brief: Learner Pathway – LearnPro Module: NES – Prevention and Management of Occupational Exposure; Men’s Health Week (15 – 21 June); Playlist for Life – Enhancing Person-Centred Care; and Civility Saves Lives – Online Champions Training – 2026 Schedule.
Topics in this Core Brief:
• Primary Care Strategy Bulletin (June 2026)
• Supporting carers at work – a shared responsibility
• Public Protection Service: New Public Protection training sessions
• Equality & Diversity Event 10 August: Join the Conversation
• Thank you for your participation in the iMatter questionnaire
• Hardgate Road roadworks
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