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.
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In this issue Jane talks about: visits by the First Minister to the New Gorbals Health and Care Centre and the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care visited the Clydebank Health and Care Centre, facemasks are no longer compulsory, congratulations to our catering team who picked up awards at the “4 Nations Challenge” run by the Hospital Caterers Association, the DYNAMIC project is also in the running for an award, recognition also goes to the diagnostics team and our central decontamination unit & this week patient feedback comes from the parents of a young day surgery patient at the RHC.
Topics in this Core Brief: For the attention of all staff who are involved with clinical blood transfusion; Communications Support iPads Update; Reporting salaries correctly; and Stagecoach Offer – Discounted bus travel for NHS staff across Scotland.
Topics in this Core Brief: Changes to COVID-19 guidance; Better Workplace – Ple-eESS update your eESS; M8 roadworks – Junction 25 & 25a; and Active Staff – Guided Health Walk.
Topics in this Core Brief: Active Staff Walking Challenge 2023, Launch of NHSGGC Long COVID Service, Revamp of Glasgow Royal Infirmary Museum & LGBTI Awareness Workshop.
In this issue Jane talks about: Better Health, Better Care, Better Value and Better Workplace.
Topics in this Core Brief: World Autism Acceptance Week 27 March – 2 April, Access to telephone interpreting changing Saturday 1st April, PECOS – external marketplace (Punch Out) for Lyreco, Registration Open for NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Conference & Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Fraud Prevention, New Dates May-August – Peer Support one day course, Showcasing the role of Administration staff & Better Workplace – Ple-eESS update your eESS.
Topics in this Core Brief: New Home Energy Crisis Response Service, World Autism Acceptance Week 27 March – 2 April, Get involved in developing an App for Wheeze, Child Protection Level 3 – For Midwives, First Glasgow price increases.
In this issue Jane talks about: Agenda for Change pay offer has now been accepted by our Trade Unions, an increase in COVID patient numbers, World Down Syndrome Day, Biomedical Science team & iCAIRD awarded Improvement in Action Award at the Chief Health Science Officer Awards & patient feedback about staff at the Aroma Café at the RHC.
Topics in this Core Brief: Changes in how to access telephone interpreting, World Autism Acceptance Week 27 March – 2 April, Clinical Waste Disposal – incorrect segregation of waste, Let’s talk about … Staff Wellbeing Webinars (20 minutes) & Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: CISCO-21 Clinical Trial in Long COVID, Stress Awareness Month, Ramadan & World Down Syndrome Day Winner.
Topics in this Core Brief: Celebrating and Evidencing how we Involve and Engage Patients and Carers; Realistic Conversations for Clinical Staff – Thursday 23 March 4.00 – 5.00pm; World Down Syndrome Day; and Better Workplace – Ple-eESS update your eESS.
Topics in this Core Brief: FairWarning – Appropriate Access to Clinical Records; Payroll update; World Oral Health Day; and World Down Syndrome Day – 21 March.
In this issue Jane talks about: an increase in patients being treated for COVID, two visits from Scottish Government Ministers to our sites, World Delirium Day which took place during the week and feedback received about the ‘Quit Your Way’ service.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Experience Success Stories: Pharmacy Services; Nutrition and Hydration Week – 13-19 March 2023; Global Recycling Day; World Down Syndrome Day; and Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Payroll update; World Delirium Awareness Day – 15 March 2023; Young Carers Action Day; and Managed Clinical Network for Diabetes – Save the date.
Topics in this Core Brief: New DWP Advice Service for NHSGGC Hospital Patients; World Delirium Awareness Day – 15 March 2023; and Glasgow Bike Hire scheme – reduced NHSGGC staff rates.
Topics in this Core Brief: Updated Clinical Guideline Framework; Nutrition and Hydration Week – 13-19 March 2023; and World Down Syndrome Day – 21 March.
In this issue Jane talks about: Scottish Apprenticeship Week, International Women’s Day, No Smoking Day, Dr Colin McKay, appointed as new Deputy Medical Director, Care Opinion and patient feedback on care at the Larkfield Unit at the IRH.
Topics in this Core Brief: Active Clinical Notes option on TrakCare; Newly Qualified Nurses and Midwives campaign launch; NHSGGC Protocol for Managing Visits; ‘So your next patient has a learning disability’ animation!; and Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: No Smoking Day; New Social Media support site: GGC Medicines Update; Better Workplace – ple-eESS update your eESS; and Our next Guided Health Walk is available to book now!
Topics in this Core Brief: Virtual Training sessions for Freestyle Glucose/Ketone meters for Cascade trainers; National Green Theatres Programme; Staff Disability Forum; and New standard font size for all outlook emails.
Topics in this Core Brief: Scottish Apprenticeship Week – 6-10 March 2023; NHSGGC confirmatory sample rule, previously known as ‘second sample’; Sustainable healthcare in the climate emergency: Join us to find out how we’re responding to the environmental crisis; and All About Money staff support.
In this edition Jane talks about: Board members & senior leadership team visits across our sites, a slight increase in the number of COVID positive patients, Flow Navigation Centre & the North Sector annual local awards.