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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 06 May 2020 (Daily update, 6.05pm)

Message from Chief Officer, West Dunbartonshire HSCP; person-centred care and sharing best practice; and skin care advice for health and social care staff.

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Core Brief 05 May 2020 (Chief Executive, 5.30pm)

This Core Brief details a message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive: Celebrating National midwives day.

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Core Brief 05 May 2020 (Daily update, 10.30am)

Introducing self-referral to testing for NHSGGC health and social care staff with COVID-19 symptoms, collecting data on incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 positive patients, updated clinical FAQs

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Core Brief 01 May 2020 (Daily update, 4.40pm)

Face fit testing programme for FFP3 masks and cavell nurses trust.

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Core Brief 30 April 2020 (Daily update, 5.20pm)

Public Holiday – Monday 4 May; tiger medical surgical face masks; new bereavement resources and public health advice on vitamin D supplements.

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Core Brief 30 April 2020 (Chief Executive, 9.15am)

This Core Brief details a message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive: Welcome to new staff and students, recovery plan.

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Core Brief 29 April 2020 (Daily update, 5.35pm)

Donations of PPE and other supplies; phones in patient rooms and COVID-19 knowledge service.

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Core Brief 28 April 2020 (Daily update, 5pm)

Topics in this Core Brief: Updated clinical FAQs

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Core Brief 27 April 2020 (Daily update, 4pm)

Minute’s silence – Tuesday 28 April; support for staff; updated guidance and cyber attacks during COVID-19.

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Core Brief 27 April 2020 (Chief Executive, 1.40pm)

This issue brings you a message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive: You views are important – share them with us, whistleblowing.

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Core Brief 24 April 2020 (Daily update, 5.45pm)

Visors advice, testing of key workers, uniforms, transport, food donations

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Core Brief 23 April 2020 (Daily update, 4.10pm)

Drive-through testing centre orientation video; staff travel; NHSGGC R&R hubs and project wingman and shielding vulnerable patients.

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Core Brief 23 April 2020 (Chief Executive, 12.45pm)

Our Chief Executive, Jane Grant, has made a video message for all staff.

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Core Brief 22 April 2020 (Daily update, 5.30pm)

Staff testing update: working with the media and end of life care visiting

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Core Brief 21 April 2020 (Daily update, 5.50pm)

Preventing skin damage under PPE, Interim Board meeting, Infection control poster – AGP, Person-centred virtual visiting

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Core Brief 20 April 2020 (Chief Executive, 8pm)

The NHS Louisa Jordan is now complete and I want to thank our staff for their efforts; staff from pharmacy, eHealth, health records, Human  Resources and Organisational Development, Diagnostics, Infection Prevention and Control, Public Health, Dietetics and Catering are amongst those who have provided expert advice and support. I also want to say a special thanks to our mortuary services, sadly, this team have seen their workload increase significantly over the past few weeks, with that set to continue.

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Core Brief 20 April 2020 (Daily update, 4.40pm)

Reassignment of staff (clinical); medical staff FAQs; pharmacy clinical trials teams update; staff support in R&R hubs and face fit testing – military assistance.

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Core Brief 17 April 2020 (Daily update, 5.40pm)

Face fit testing – military assistance, update on PPE guidance, Daniel Carter, consultant in public health medicine video, critical care communication chart

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Core Brief 17 April 2020 (Chief Executive, 4.35pm)

NHS remains open for business, I want to thank the procurement team, despite the challenges in the supply and distribution of PPE the team have done a magnificent job of sourcing PPE to keep staff protected.

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Core Brief 16 April 2020 (Daily update, 4.50pm)

A message from the Director of Nursing and Deputy Nurse Director – acute services; social distancing guidelines at work; bereavement support and NHS Louisa Jordan update.

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Core Brief 15 April 2020 (Daily update, 5.20pm)

Update on testing for household members and staff with COVID-19 symptoms; clinical trial update: RECOVERY; Office 365 Teams – governance guidance and best practice and fire safety during COVID-19.

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Core Brief 14 April 2020 (Chief Executive, 5pm)

We are now  in the fourth week of ‘lockdown’ in Scotland, I wanted to say a word of thanks to colleagues who have set up their workplace in their homes.

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Core Brief 10 April 2020 (Daily update, 5.35pm)

Easter PPE stock, message from Director of Nursing and Interim Board meeting.

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Core Brief 10 April 2020 (Chief Executive, 12.10pm)

GPs remain open on Good Friday and Easter Monday.  I want to thank our primary care staff, domestic staff, administration, security, IT, pharmacy, nurses and GPs

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