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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Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC Peer Support Framework; Battery disposal; ScotRail emergency timetable; The role we can all play to support NHSGGC Social Distancing Champions – See it, say it, stop it.
Topics in this Core Brief: A Christmas letter to everyone in the NHS from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge; Our public appeal to help reduce waits at vaccination clinics; Power of Attorney in Scotland; and Have a COVID Safe Festive Season.
Topics in this Core Brief: Annual leave buy back and carry over 2021/22, New temporary visiting arrangements in adult acute and mental health wards and We’re exhausted! How can we keep going during the COVID-19 pandemic?!
In this issue Jane talks about: the Omicron variant, temporary visiting arrangements, vaccination teams have redoubled their efforts to bring forward more vaccination appointments, congratulations go to the entire team at the IRH for achieving their Investors in People (IiP) accreditation and finally, Santa and two of his elves abseiled down the RHC to raise money for the Children’s Hospital Charity.
Topics in this Core Brief: Care Home Visiting; Microsoft 365 features; One year of testing: NHSGGC testing lab marks first anniversary in fight against COVID; and Physical Distancing Audits.
Topics in this Core Brief: Inverclyde Royal Hospital accredited by Investors in People, eESS – Reminder for Managers – Proxy Users/Data Breaches and Save the date – NHS Scotland Event 2022.
Topics in this Core Brief: Provision of support to vaccination programme and Update following First Minister’s announcement.
Topics in this Core Brief: Self-Isolation Exemption for Staff – Updated 10 December 2021; Ordering supplies for the festive season; Nurses and Midwives – Learning Needs Questionnaire; and Two metre physical distancing within NHSGGC.
In this issue Jane talks about: Public Health Scotland and the First Minister are both strongly urging everyone to consider postponing work related Christmas get-togethers until the New Year, self-isolation rules will be changing, COVID vaccinations, the QEUH/RHC and care provided by our staff has been raised in the chamber of the Scottish Parliament again this week and the new £21.7m Clydebank Health and Care Centre has now been handed over to us for commissioning, ahead of its opening in early February.
Topics in this Core Brief: Lateral Flow Testing – Making it work; Clinical governance and correct use of urine pregnancy tests (UPT); Christmas fire safety; and COVID-19: Key Safety Theme – Remember to adhere to Maximum Occupancy.
Topics in this Core Brief: Message from Anne MacPherson and Linda de Caestecker; Staff COVID-19 testing; Community Perinatal Mental Health Service; Marking one year of COVID-19 vaccinations; and Shared decision making – Yes, I think I understand… but could you explain a bit more about it?
Topics in this Core Brief: Occupational Health Service – new IT system; eESS / Payroll Cut-off – Friday 10 December / Issue with Manager Email Alerts for Payroll Transaction Approvals; Festive bus service information; and COVID 19 – Key Safety Theme – Good Hygiene.
Topics in this Core Brief: Christmas and New Year pay arrangements; East Dunbartonshire Perinatal Mental Health Services; Festive online safety checklist; COVID-19 Key theme – face coverings and face masks; and M8 Kingston complex.
Debate concerning the QEUH and RHC continues, reminder that we are all one NHSGGC team, progress being made on the One NHS Family exhibition, PRM takes home the award for Excellence in using QI in Maternity, Neonatal and Paediatric Services and Glasgow City’s HSCP’s Health Improvement Quit Your Way (QYW) team have been triumphant at this year’s Glasgow Times Community Champions Awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Temporary revision to visiting arrangements at Lightburn Hospital; National Grief Awareness Week – 2-7 December 2021; Picturing our one NHS Family; and COVID 19 – Key Safety Theme – Droplet Precautions and Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP’s).
In this issue Jane Grant talks about the debate which took place in the Scottish Parliament today regarding the QEUH/RHC.
QEUH/RHC Letter from Clinicians and Clinical Leaders to the First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Topics in this Core Brief: Self-Isolation Exemption – COVID Omicron; Worlds AIDS Day – 1 December 2021; iMatter – Action Planning and Celebrating Success; and Core Brief – 29 November 2021.
LFT changes to kits – Monday 29 November, Update on review of temporary visiting arrangement in specific areas across NHSGGC, What Matters To You Day 2021 – report available and Admission to Major Trauma Ward (1c), QEUH
How to order new LFTs, Period poverty, CHARISMA study begins at QEUH and Student Placement of the Year Award
As you will have seen in the past 24 hours, the QEUH / RHC and specifically the treatment provided to our patients at the hospital, has continued to be called into question. Hearing such speculation and allegations will, I have no doubt, be extremely difficult for our staff and patients alike.
In this issue Jane Grant talks about the COVID-19 vaccination programme, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care visit to Eastbank, our winter workforce plan and sends congratulations to our latest award winning colleagues.
Topics in this Core Brief: Changes to LFT kits; Amended Jason Leitch video link; Carers Rights Day – Thursday 25 November 2021; 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2021; and Health and Safety – COVID-19 Key Safety Theme: Good Hygiene.
Provision of support to winter vaccinations programme, 12 steps to a safe and healthy festive season – social events and Email guidance – multiple recipients