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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.

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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.

They are:

  • Chair’s Award of Excellence
  • Chief Executive’s Award of Excellence
  • Fairer Health Award
  • Nursing and Midwifery
  • Outstanding Care Award
  • Supporting Our People Award
  • Sustainability and Value Award
  • Transforming through Technology
  • Volunteer.

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.

Nominations closed on Friday 24 July 2026.

Previous Winner of Excellence Awards

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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.

The team also manage the annual Excellence Awards scheme, the culmination of which is the prestigious annual Celebrating Success Awards ceremony.

If you are a member of staff seeking internal communications support, please contact Lyn (Lyn.Stirling@ggc.scot.nhs.uk) or Caragh (Caragh.Cheesman@ggc.scot.nhs.uk) who will be happy to help.

We are always keen to receive news from staff, so please get in touch if you have something to share.

Staff News and Updates

Staff Awards

Internal Communications and Employee Engagement Strategy 2022 – 2025

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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

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Core Brief 04 May 2021 (Daily update, 1.20pm)

HR COVID Support Team – Pregnant Workers Update and Travel update.

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Core Brief 30 April 2021 (Chief Executive, 4.45pm)

In this issue Jane talks about: Welcoming back visitors to our sites once again and we are making significant progress to develop the Infection Control Quality Improvement Network within the organisation.

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Core Brief 30 April 2021 (Daily update, 3.10pm)

Growing our Great Community – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and What Matters to You? Day

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Core Brief 29 April 2021 (Daily update, 2.05pm)

Lateral Flow Testing; Visiting Arrangements – Staff Frequently Asked Questions and Give & Go; Hospital visiting – a patient’s view; and NHSGGC Flying Start.

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Core Brief 28 April 2021 (Daily update, 5.40pm)

Engaging Differently – Health Improvement Scotland case study; Dancing doc keeping the nation fit; Stay COVID Safe; and ScotRail industrial action.

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Core Brief 27 April 2021 (Daily update, 5pm)

Board Meeting round up – issues considered by the Board included QEUH and RHC – Oversight Board and Case Note Review; COVID Update; Workforce Strategy – Growing our Great Community; Stakeholder Communications and Engagement Action Plan 2021-22; Whistleblowing Review and Standards; and Active Governance.

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Core Brief 26 April 2021 (Daily update, 5.45pm)

Visiting Arrangements – Visiting Toolkit and Information Resources, Last week to sign up to the BHF UMOD study; and Public Transport update.

 

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Core Brief 23 April 2021 (Daily update, 4.55pm)

Visiting update, Social Distancing Risk Assessment, unique cancer treatment features on one of the UK’s most popular podcasts

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Core Brief 23 April 2021 (Chief Executive, 4.15pm)

In this issue Jane talks about: Visiting extended, Staff who previously shielded are returning to work and as a small token of our gratitude, every member of staff will receive from next week a commemorative COVID exceptional service badge.

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Core Brief 22 April 2021 (Daily update, 1.20pm)

HR COVID Support Team reminders; Security message; and Social Distancing – Remember to adhere to Maximum Occupancy.

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Core Brief 21 April 2021 (Daily update, 4.05pm)

Visiting restrictions and Social Distancing Travel.

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Core Brief 20 April 2021 (Daily update,1.20pm)

Lateral Flow Testing reminder; COVID-19 – Protect yourself and others; and I would walk 6500 miles – NHSGGC staff in mammoth charity challenge.

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Core Brief 19 April 2021 (Daily update, 3.45pm)

Life on the Frontline – Pauline Kerray; NHSGGC Bursary Scheme 2021/2022 is now open; and BHF UMOD Study.

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Core Brief 16 April 2021 (Chief Executive, 2pm)

In this issue Jane talks about the winners at last night’s Greenock Telegraph awards, COVID restrictions easing, lateral flow and Ramadan starts this week and she sends her best wishes to all our Muslim colleagues.

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Core Brief 16 April 2021 (Daily update,12.45pm)

Greenock Telegraph Health and Care Awards 2021

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Core Brief 15 April 2021 (Daily update,12.25pm)

Lateral Flow Testing – Alan McClean; HR COVID Support Team update – Returning Shielders; SSTS / eESS reminder; and The Greenock Telegraph Health & Care Awards 2021.

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Core Brief 14 April 2021 (Daily update, 3.25pm)

Lateral Flow Testing – updated FAQs; Staff COVID vaccination; and Message from Health and Safety – Social Distancing – Adhere to maximum occupancy.

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Core Brief 13 April 2021 (Daily update, 5.20pm)

Artificial Intelligence used to automate assessment of the ‘asbestos cancer’, Mesothelioma; Active Staff survey; Public Transport update; and Health and Safety message – Monitoring COVID control measures.

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Core Brief 12 April 2021 (Daily update, 3pm)

Lateral Flow Testing – Message from Jason Leitch; Staff Disability Forum Meeting via Microsoft Teams; COVID-19: Duke of Edinburgh Mourning Guidance; and COVID-19 vaccine information videos.

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Core Brief 11 March 2021 (Daily update, 4.40pm)

We’ve had the COVID vaccination!; Message from the HR COVID Support Team: Scottish Government COVID £500 Payment and Long COVID Attendance Meetings; Social Distancing Action Plan; and Active Staff returns to the great outdoors!

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Core Brief 09 April 2021 (Chief Executive, 2.25pm)

We have started vaccinating members of the public with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. I’m pleased to note that we have also seen a drop in the number of people that we are treating for COVID. We have now rolled out lateral flow test kits to our non-patient facing staff.

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Core Brief 08 April 2021 (Daily update, 4.10pm)

Attend Anywhere/Near Me Drop in Sessions; MicroStrategy World 2021 Customer Awards; and Glasgow Clinical Trials Forum 2021 – Glasgow CTU, Cancer Research UK CTU and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Research & Innovation.

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Core Brief 07 April 2021 (Daily update, 4.10pm)

BHF UMOD Study; Health Care Support Worker resources and development; Don’t Assume, Do Ask!; and COVID-19 Risk Assessment.

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Core Brief 06 April 2021 (Daily update, 3.20pm)

Ventilation and air conditioning during COVID-19; Whistleblowing Standards link; and Clyde Tunnel – Pedestrian and Cycle route.

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