Staff

Topics in this Core Brief:  Occupational Health Psychological Therapies Service, Help your friends and family get the right care for their urgent needs and Caroline Lamb salutes staff effort on lockdown anniversary.

Topics in this Core Brief: Occupational Health Psychological Therapies Service; Realistic Medicine Week; and Covid Sense campaign.

Topics in this Core Brief: Occupational Health Psychological Therapies Service; Quality Improvement Fundamentals LearnPro Module; BME Staff Network meeting; Rescue Extreme Medics – Monday 28 March; and Glasgow City HSCP Health Improvement Annual Report 2020-2021: now available.

In this issue Jane talks about: COVID case continuing to rise, the number of staff absent as a result of COVID, essential visiting introduced in shared wards at GRI and RAH, special thank you to our teams in Community Assessment Centres and positive patient feedback about the Gastroenterology team at the New Victoria Hospital.

Topics in this Core Brief: COVID-19 – Mask wearing and Physical Distancing; Flow Navigation Centre: February in statistics; SLT staff awareness of Dysphagia – a difficult diagnosis to swallow; Clyde Tunnel Maintenance Work; Home Energy Scotland; and Active Staff.

Topics in this Core Brief: New visiting temporary visiting restrictions at GRI and RAH and Today is World Delirium Awareness Day #WDAD2022.

Topics in this Core Brief: Occupational Health – Management Referrals; Our Postal Services Provider is Changing; and Young Carers Action Day – 16 March 2022.

Topics in this Core Brief: Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care visits the RAH; Test & Protect text message scam; Annual Leave Buyback and Carry Over 2021-22; and Become an Activator/ Walk Leader.

In this issue Jane talks about: increase in numbers of patients with COVID in the past week, significant staff absences due to COVID in our hospitals, Ukrainian relief effort, the situation in Ukraine has highlighted the potential for increased cyber-attacks and malware aimed at the public sector, ward 8C at GGH, received some really positive feedback from a relative of an elderly patient this week and an additional annual leave day for staff in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Anniversary.

Topics in this Core Brief: Urgent Call for OSCE4 Examiners & Recruitment of OSCE5 Examiners; Realistic Medicine Week; 5 May 2022 – Election Guidance; Scottish Apprenticeship Week; First Glasgow Bus services; and Active Staff – Guided health and Wellbeing Walk.

This issue of Core Brief includes a special update to South staff on fire and safety regulations at the QEUH.

Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC signs up to Armed Forces Covenant; World Delirium Awareness Day – 16 March 2022; and International Women’s Day including Lisa Watson and Caroline Lamb Marks International Women’s Day.

Topics in this Core Brief: Scottish Apprenticeship Week 7– 11 March 2022; M8 Roadworks: Junction 30 – 31; and The Scottish Workplace Journey Challenge.

In this issue Jane talks about: the current situation in Ukraine, rise in numbers with COVID in our local communities, wards 2A and 2B in the Royal Hospital for Children will be reopening next week, patient experience at the Renal Unit at the QEUH and Director of Estates and Facilities, Tom Steele, has been appointed as an Honorary Professor of Glasgow Caledonian University

Topics in this Core Brief: Working together to prevent our patients falling – Launched this week; QEUH to Gartnavel Active Travel; and eESS (Electronic Employee Support System).

Topics in this Core Brief: Coaching for Wellbeing – a free support service across Health and Social Care; Asbestos Awareness Training; Minister for Drug Policy visit to the Enhanced Drug Treatment Service; and Home Energy Scotland update.

Topics in this Core Brief: Access to Study Leave, Training and Meetings; Webinar series on management of frail, older adults; Line closures on Argyle rail line; and Home Energy Scotland.

Topics in this Core Brief: Change in Lateral Flow Device testing frequency for healthcare workers, Lone workers – last opportunity to activate an Amber Alert!, Incidents involving healthcare IT – pilot of a new Datix question, New falls prevention information on StaffNet and Active Staff activities – Health Walks and interactive online training sessions in partnership with Scottish Ballet.

The topics covered included the Board’s response to COVID-19, an update on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital for Children and the regular Health Associated Infection report.

In this issue Jane talks about: the NHSGGC Excellence Award winners; a further two awards were picked up at the Digital Health and Care Awards; further guidance is expected from Scottish Government regarding the impact of the  announcement that legal restrictions relating to COVID will cease on 21st March;  a patient story from Kirkintilloch Health and Care Centre and finally I want to bid a fond farewell to our Nurse Director, Dr Margaret McGuire and our Director of Public Health, Dr Linda de Caestecker.

Topics in this Core Brief: Celebrating Success Event 2021; Scottish Public Pensions Agency – An update on McCloud / 2015 Remedy; QEUH to Gartnavel Active Travel – Sent on behalf of the Travel Plan; and Important Message which requires action by all staff using Microsoft.

Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards 2021; Message from Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive NHSScotland and Director General Health and Social Care; Census 2022 message to all hospitals; and Active Staff classes.

Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards 2021; Annual Leave Buyback and Carry Over 2021-22; Message from National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch; Mental Health Nurses Day – 21 February 2022; and All users of Reliance Protect Lone Worker Device.

In this issue Jane talks about the adverse weather this week, summarises the latest COVID situation, congratulates the GRI rheumatology service which has achieved BSR Quality Review Scheme accreditation and tells of positive feedback from a QEUH patient.