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: Success Register and eESS “Drop in” Sessions 2024.
Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards and Transport update.
Message from Professor John Brown, CBE as his term of office comes to an end.
In this issue Jane talks about: farewell to our Chair, Professor John Brown CBE and welcomes our new Chair, Dr Lesley Thomson KC, Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), autumn/winter flu and Covid vaccinations, congratulates colleagues within our estates engineering team who have successfully achieved a Bachelor of Engineering in Building Services, our pharmacy teams pick up Scottish Healthcare Awards, congratulations also go to consultant plastic surgeon, Professor Steven Lo, and his team, nominations are now open for the 2024 NHSGGC Excellence Awards, Staffnet survey & this week’s patient feedback highlights the care given to a patient admitted to the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: New forms on TrakCare to support safe discharge; Share your views!; Clinical Governance; and IPC Advent Calendar.
Topics in this Core Brief: Ward-Based Fire Safety Orientation Training Audit.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Health Strategy update.
Topics in this Core Brief: Security – please help to keep our workplaces safe; Earlier Payroll Cut Off Dates; Directing women online to register for their first midwife appointment; Exit Interviews; and NHS Credit Union 25 Years.
In this issue Jane talks about: our new public information winter ABC campaign, our new Quality Strategy, RAAC survey of NHSGGC buildings has continued at pace this week, Carers Rights Day, National Power of Attorney Day, Medical Illustration Services team who picked up a fantastic 15 awards at the recent Institute of Medical Illustrators Annual Awards & our patient feedback comes from a patient who received care at the Glasgow Dental Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: Flu and COVID-19 vaccination drop-in clinic, Risk Based Health and Safety Audits, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons elections (addendum), Clydeside Expressway/A739 slip roadworks.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staffnet survey – November 2023, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons elections.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC launches winter healthcare campaign… and it’s as easy as A,B,C.
Topics in this Core Brief: Update from the Area Partnership Forum
In this issue Jane talks about: NHS Scotland Assure survey on NHSGGC buildings, visit to Rowanbank Clinic, new Chief Risk Officer appointed, the NHSGGC administration staff team won the Learning & Development Award of the Year at the HR Network Awards 2023, it’s Disability History Month and our patient feedback is about the care received in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: Flu and COVID-19 vaccination drop-in clinics from midday to midnight; Policy Development Framework; and M8 Roadworks.
Topics in this Core Brief: Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Bulletin.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC Annual Review 2022/23.
Topics in this Core Brief: Involving our patients.
In this issue Jane talks about: visit to the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) service, Occupational Therapy week, Remembrance Day, staff from NHSGGC and Inverclyde HSCP have been shortlisted in two of the categories in this year’s RCN Nursing Awards, congratulations to the NHSGGC Procurement team for their recent success at the GO Awards, West Dunbartonshire HSCP team local staff awards & our patient feedback this week is from a patient receiving care at the Langlands Unit.
Topics in this Core Brief: Listening to our patients; Key NHSGGC clinical governance related policies reviewed and updated; eESS – Upgrade/Payroll cut-off; and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Charity Disbursement Policy.
In this issue Jane announces the new Chair of NHSGGC.
Topics in this Core Brief: Message from Caroline Lamb, NHS Chief Executive, to all NHS Scotland staff.
Topics in this Core Brief: Help drive ‘Home for Lunch’ this winter; COVID related absences; and Long service badges.
Topics in this Core Brief: Highlight report from the Urgent and Unscheduled Care Oversight Board.