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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 03 February 2021 (Daily update, 8.30am)

Staff COVID-19 vaccination update; Maria joins the efforts to vaccinate people against COVID-19; HR COVID Support Team; Naming Conventions for O365 Teams; and Violent and aggressive behaviour.

 

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Core Brief 02 February 2021 (Daily update, 8am)

Mental Health Check In and Communication Difficulties in Dementia.

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Core Brief 01 February 2021 (Daily update, 8am)

Making your R&R hubs safe, relaxing and enjoyable, eESS – Proxy Users/Data Breaches and Guidance on RIDDOR and COVID update.

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Core Brief 29 January 2021 (Chief Executive, 3.55pm)

Our acute sites remain under pressure and likewise, our community health care and social care teams continue to experience COVID related challenges. Huge thanks to all staff for their efforts.

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Core Brief 28 January 2021 (Daily update, 12.05pm)

Celebrating the contribution of staff at the QEUH; Today is National Data Protection Day; and Guidance on RIDDOR and COVID-19.

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Core Brief 27 January 2021(Daily update, 6.10pm)

Staff COVID-19 testing; Mental Health Check In; and Public Transport update.

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Core Brief 27 January 2021 (Daily update, 8am)

Recording COVID-19 Related Absences on SSTS; Students Fixed Term Contract Opportunity; Coronavirus Scam; and Pioneering service to reduce bone fractures celebrates 20 years.

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Core Brief 26 January 2021 (Daily update, 8am)

Dr Nicola Steedman, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Scotland; £500 COVID Bonus Payment – Opt-Out and Q&A; COVID-19 Social Distancing and Workplace Assessment Audit; Emotional wellbeing resources; and National visiting guidance for hospital visiting link.

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Core Brief 22 January 2021 (Daily update, 6.47pm)

Second dose for COVID vaccination

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Core Brief 22 January 2021 (Chief Executive, 4.45pm)

The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in our hospitals is at an all-time high. We have now announced the locations of our mass community vaccination centres. We will have 15 based in local communities across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

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Core Brief 22 January 2021 (Daily update, 4.25pm)

National visiting guidance for hospital visiting, Supply and services issues arising due to Brexit, Review of non-essential training, Have a heart and Social distancing signage.

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Core Brief 20 January 2021 (Daily update, 6.15pm)

HR COVID Support Team; Social Distancing Champions and Line Managers Brief; Paediatric Awards for Training Achievements (PAFTAs); West of Scotland Paediatric Mentoring Programme; and Tools to Stay Safe and Healthy during COVID-19.

 

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Core Brief 19 January 2021 (Daily update, 2.30pm)

Second dose for COVID vaccination and Working from home guidance.

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Core Brief 18 January 2021 (Daily update, 6.50pm)

Face coverings and face masks; Super Saturday vaccinations; and Louisa Jordan Hospital parking charges.

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Core Brief 15 January 2021 (Chief Executive, 3.45pm)

We continue to be exceptionally busy across all of our sites and services. There are some clear challenges faced by our teams in terms of managing the number of COVID patients being admitted to our hospitals, COVID vaccinations continue to be rolled out across our area at pace and likewise, our staff vaccination programme is moving forward rapidly.

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Core Brief 14 January 2021 (Daily update, 4.50pm)

Elderly care home vaccinations complete across GGC; Counter Fraud Services – £500 bonus payment scam; and Public Transport provision.

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Core Brief 13 January 2021 (Daily update, 10.50am)

COVID Vaccinations – Sharing of booking link; Lateral Flow Testing; Infection Protection and Control Quality Improvement (IPCQI) Network; Glasgow and Clyde Weight Management Services – Open for Referrals; and Email correction.

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Core Brief 08 January 2021 (Daily update, 5.35pm)

This Core Brief provides an update on the COVID vaccination programme

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Core Brief 08 January 2021 (Chief Executive, 4.15pm)

I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year. We have received a fantastic uptake from staff for the COVID vaccination, with over 26,000 of you having already received the vaccine, or are scheduled to do so. We are also continuing the roll-out of the vaccination programme into our local communities, with GPs commencing the vaccination of members of the public aged 80 and over next week.

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Core Brief 07 January 2021 (Daily update, 3.55pm)

National Infection Prevention and Control Manual; Ventilation and air conditioning during the COVID-19 pandemic; NHSGGC Future Nurse and Midwife Programme Board; and Staff Health Strategy Initiative.

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Core Brief 06 January 2021 (Daily update, 4.15pm)

Update on bonus payment to thank health and social care staff; Director of Clinical and Care Governance; and COVID-19 Social Distancing and Workplace Assessment Audit.

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Core Brief 05 January 2021 (Daily update, 4.15pm)

Scottish Government Announcement – COVID Restrictions.

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Core Brief 31 December 2020 (Daily update, 3.05pm)

COVID vaccination programme – January 2021, Message from Anne MacPherson, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development – Brexit, New Chief Executive of NHSScotland and Director General for Health and Social Care and Happy New Year from Corporate Communications.

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Core Brief 30 December 2020 (Daily update, 6.15pm)

Update on COVID vaccination programme

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