Staff

Barr Street address, non clinical staff, social distancing and working from home, ongoing recruitment, overtime payments, new COVID-19 patient pathway, GRI car parking charges.

Last night’s announcements by the Prime Minister and the First Minister place even greater restrictions on our lives.  As you will all know, we are now being instructed to restrict our movements including limiting ourselves to essential travel to and from work and to working at home when possible.

Message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive: As the numbers being treated within our health and care settings begin to rise, some staff have been asking about whether you should remain at work if you have been in contact with a positive or symptomatic patient. Thanks to Public Health teams.

Updated guidance for over 70s, updated guidance from Infectious Diseases, message from Linda de Caestecker on measure being taken to protect and safeguard staff and patients, conference facilities for virtual meetings, reassignment of staff.

Guidance for healthcare workers with underlying health conditions and pregnant workers

New dedicated pages have now been added for dentists, optometrists and pharmacists. We also share information on car parking, Attend Anywhere and we respond to questions from staff.

Update on visiting arrangements, process for ordering supplies for primary, community and acute services, medical supplies.

New arrangements for triage and assessment of community cases and thanks to primary care staff, community and acute services, administration, eHealth and estates teams.

Advice for healthcare workers following UK and SG announcements, patient pathways, update information on PPE.

Following yesterday’s announcement by the UK and Scottish Governments, we are awaiting updated guidance on how this affects healthcare workers.

I want to thank everyone for working hard under these trying circumstances, operational and tactical groups set up, plans to scale down and re-phase non urgent care, monitoring stocks of PPE, email for any enquiries.

Updated info on PPE, study leave and training.

Information on PPE, self isolation, advice for pregnant workers, advice for immunosuppressed workers, clinical guidance available on StaffNet.

Restricted visiting to combat COVID-19 now in place. As part of contingency planning to manage the COVID-19 outbreak, the following restrictions are now in place for visitors.

A dedicated web page has been set up, coming to work, what you can do and travel.

Letter from Jeane Freeman, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, to all staff on Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive on the developing international situation with Covid-19.

This issue brings you news about pension changes and the Safer Information LearnPro module.

In the first meeting since NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde was escalated to Level 4 as a whole in January 2020, the Board considered a number of papers that related to the principal areas of escalation, together with a series of reports on the current operational business of the Board.

This issue of Core Brief details information on NHSScotland Workforce Policies which go live today.

This issue brings you HPS guidance for healthcare workers returning from risk areas.

This issue of Core Brief details information and a news release on legal summons published today.

This issue of Core Brief details information from the Scottish Government on coronavirus travel advice update.

This edition brings you notice that the Recycling Employers Contribution scheme closes on 28 February to new applications and the Gynaecology Team from the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has been recognised for their care of hard of hearing patients.