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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This issue of Core Brief celebrates International Nurses Day.
Medical and dental workforce; referral to testing for NHSGGC health and social care staff with COVID-19 symptoms; new resources for staff, carers, volunteers and their families; choir video reaches Australia; and movement and breathing sessions for staff.
Important notice: discontinue use of tiger medical products eyewear in COVID-19 setting.
Referral to testing for NHSGGC health and social care staff with COVID-19 symptoms, NHSGGC ethical advice & support group, volunteers, mindful communication during COVID-19 and the hospital times.
This Core Brief details a message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive: 75th anniversary of VE day, endowment fund.
This issue of Core Brief details information from the Interim Board meeting held on 5 May.
Message from Chief Officer, West Dunbartonshire HSCP; person-centred care and sharing best practice; and skin care advice for health and social care staff.
This Core Brief details a message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive: Celebrating National midwives day.
Introducing self-referral to testing for NHSGGC health and social care staff with COVID-19 symptoms, collecting data on incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 positive patients, updated clinical FAQs
Face fit testing programme for FFP3 masks and cavell nurses trust.
Public Holiday – Monday 4 May; tiger medical surgical face masks; new bereavement resources and public health advice on vitamin D supplements.
This Core Brief details a message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive: Welcome to new staff and students, recovery plan.
Donations of PPE and other supplies; phones in patient rooms and COVID-19 knowledge service.
Topics in this Core Brief: Updated clinical FAQs
Minute’s silence – Tuesday 28 April; support for staff; updated guidance and cyber attacks during COVID-19.
This issue brings you a message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive: You views are important – share them with us, whistleblowing.
Visors advice, testing of key workers, uniforms, transport, food donations
Drive-through testing centre orientation video; staff travel; NHSGGC R&R hubs and project wingman and shielding vulnerable patients.
Our Chief Executive, Jane Grant, has made a video message for all staff.
Staff testing update: working with the media and end of life care visiting
Preventing skin damage under PPE, Interim Board meeting, Infection control poster – AGP, Person-centred virtual visiting
The NHS Louisa Jordan is now complete and I want to thank our staff for their efforts; staff from pharmacy, eHealth, health records, Human Resources and Organisational Development, Diagnostics, Infection Prevention and Control, Public Health, Dietetics and Catering are amongst those who have provided expert advice and support. I also want to say a special thanks to our mortuary services, sadly, this team have seen their workload increase significantly over the past few weeks, with that set to continue.
Reassignment of staff (clinical); medical staff FAQs; pharmacy clinical trials teams update; staff support in R&R hubs and face fit testing – military assistance.
Face fit testing – military assistance, update on PPE guidance, Daniel Carter, consultant in public health medicine video, critical care communication chart