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: iMatter – Influencing Positive Change; International Day of the Midwife – 5 May 2022; Information Sharing & Training; and Staff Disability Forum.
Topics in this Core Brief: Updated Guidance for Health and Social Care Staff – managing symptoms; Reminder – inpatient visiting arrangements; Face coverings/face masks reminder; and Demystifying Death Week 2022.
Topics in this Core Brief: Reporting deaths to Procurator Fiscal during COVID-19 Pandemic, COVID-19 testing and self-isolation guidance for staff and Update – Winter Respiratory Infections IPC Addendum.
In this edition Jane talks about: COVID cases continue to reduce, Research and Innovation restarts, community testing for COVID-19 in Scotland will cease, staff urged to continue to self-test using LFT kits twice weekly, it’s important for staff to note that the rules around self-isolation, we are removing some of the visiting restrictions within our hospitals and feedback on the team responsible for stroke services for the elderly at the QEUH.
Topics in this Core Brief: Email Usage – Information Governance; GP Direct Access Rapid CT Chest for Suspicion of Lung Cancer; Seasons of Change – An opportunity for staff to reflect on loss, grief and bereavement; Temporary Increase to NHS Scotland Mileage Rates; Staff Mindfulness programme; and Transport update.
The topics covered include: a COVID-19 update; an update on the QEUH/RHC; the Transformation of Specialist Neurosciences, OMFS and Spinal Injuries Services; the Department of Research and Innovation: Board Report 2021 – Recovery, Resilience and Growth; and an update on the Finance Report.
In this issue Jane announces the appointment of the new Director of Finance and thanks Mark White following seven years in the role.
Topics in this Core Brief: HR Self Service Portal; Demystifying Death Week 2022; and The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS).
Topics in this Core Brief: New Chief Officers appointed in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnerships; Message from Fiona Smith, AHP Director: AHP Professional Development Programme; and NHSGGC Reading Challenge 2022.
In this issue Jane talks about: Seeing a steady decline in the number of patients in our hospitals and care homes with COVID, we have also seen a rise in staff returning after a period of COVID related absence, with around 200 colleagues returning to work in the past week alone, guidance concerning the wearing of face coverings, feedback on the Rheumatology team at the RAH and staff awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Major Trauma Referral on TrakCare; Earth Day 2022; and Active Staff Bootcamps.
Topics in this Core Brief: Realistic Conversations Webinar; CISCO-21 Clinical Trial in Long COVID; and Active Staff – Guided Health and Wellbeing Walk.
Topics in this Core Brief: Have you thought about a career in Family Nursing? Now’s the time!; Adult Support & Protection Level 3 – Learning & Education Training Sessions 2022; and Active Staff – Badminton.
Topics in this Core Brief: Update on Physical Distancing and face masks/face coverings and Vaisakhi.
In this issue, Jane talks about the current pressure on our services; positive results from our recent recruitment campaigns; patient feedback from the RAH Maternity and wishes all staff a happy Easter.
Topics in this Core Brief: Message from Scottish Ambulance Service; Active Staff – walk leaders; and Seven days left to enter the RCN Nursing Awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Update to the Winter Respiratory IPC addendum – Testing; Staff Mindfulness programme; and Active Staff.
Topics in this Core Brief: Lateral Flow Test Kits; Social distancing update; Change in testing requirements for recovered COVID-19 patients returning to Care or Residential homes; and Corkerhill Road closure – 19 April.
In this issue Jane talks about: significant pressures due to the number of patients with COVID in our hospitals, essential visiting continues in shared wards at the RAH and GRI, feedback on Ward 57 at the QEUH, ‘Picturing our Workforce: One NHS Family’ photographic exhibition launches, staff picked up four awards at the Scottish Government’s Chief Healthcare Science Officer Awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Picturing our Workforce: One NHS Family; Do you need help with money worries; and Go green for better health.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHS catering heroes; Bus Service revisions; and Active Staff.
Topics in this Core Brief: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – Friday 3 June 2022, West of Scotland Rape and Sexual Assault Service – for staff and Complexity and Adversity Network applications now open!
Topics in this Core Brief: Have you had a positive COVID test in the past 10 weeks?, Quality Improvement Fundamentals LearnPro module, eESS (Electronic Employee Support System), National Wellbeing Hub resources and Police Scotland – Cyber Byte.
In this issue Jane talks about: Considerable COVID related challenges, the wearing of face coverings and social distancing, congratulations to staff winning awards and feedback from the Urogynaecology team at the New Victoria.