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: Patient Engagement and Public Involvement – Lunchtime Learning Sessions now LIVE! and New group established to encourage patient views on cancer care innovation.
Topics in this Core Brief: Carer Peer Support Hub – Now Live!; Virtual Group Consultation for Menopause; Launch of new app to help meet the needs of Black and Minority Ethnic patients; and Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation.
Topics in this Core Brief: Health and wellbeing support available for staff; Excellence Awards; and New Year New Me, Smokefree Campaign 2025.
Topics in this Core Brief: Code of Conduct for Company Representatives; Looking after yourself and others – session on 4 February; and Pavement parking.
In this issue, Jane Grant, Chief Executive, talks about managing Storm Éowyn, the Public Health local staff awards, new resources to support neurodivergent colleagues, Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, and positive feedback for the Diabetes Clinic team at the New Victoria ACH.
This NHSGGC Core Brief includes:
- Adverse weather warning guidance for Friday 24 January
- Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Z card
- Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation
- Calling all Mental Health Nutritional Link Nurses/AHPs
- Older People’s Mental Health Service is moving
This NHSGGC Core Brief plays host to the monthly Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Bulletin. This edition includes meeting, training, support, and forum events for the first quarter of 2025.
Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards and HNC in Healthcare Practice/Pre-registration Nursing NHSGGC endorsed route.
Topics in this Core Brief: Change to ordering process for Theatres products; Staff Mindfulness Programme 2025; and New Year New Me, Smokefree Campaign 2025.
In this issue of the NHSGGC Core Brief, Jane Grant, Chief Executive, talks about:
- a reduction in flu admissions
- Excellence Awards
- the achievements of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team (AMT)
- Realistic Medicine (RM) and Sharps training
- great feedback for the QEUH.
Topics in this Core Brief: Armed Forces Covenant LearnPro Module, Research Information Day, and M8 roadworks.
Topics in this Core Brief: staff wellbeing webinars, band 5 nursing role re-evaluations, and the NHSGGC Clinical Nutrition Event.
Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards and New Year New Me, Smoke-free Campaign 2025.
Topics in this Core Brief: peer support and the Quality Strategy newsletter.
In this issue, Jane Grant, Chief Executive, talks about managing winter demands, the NHSGGC staff honoured in the 2025 New Years Honours List, positive patient feedback for the Princess Royal Maternity staff, and the opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption facility.
Topics in this Core Brief: Whistleblowing; Stress management; and The January blues – money worries.
Topics in this Core Brief: Decontamination of Ultrasound Probes; Listening to our patients; and Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation.
Topics in this Core Brief: Professional Administration Conference and Admin Awards and Anxiety and Depression Awareness Sessions.
Topics in this Core Brief: SHAW Task Calendar Relaunch; Looking After Yourself and Others – session 9 January; and New Year New Me, Smoke-free Campaign 2025.
Topics in this Core Brief: Keep it Secure, Keep it Compliant, Keep it Organised: Records Management in 2025; East Glasgow Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service is moving; and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – changes to Home Fire Safety Service.
Topics in this Core Brief: Message from Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director General for Health & Social Care and GGC Medicines Update.
This issue of Core Brief includes a message from Jane Grant, Chief Executive, and Dr Lesley Thomson KC, Chair thanking staff for your hard work and dedication throughout 2024.
This issue of Core Brief updates from the Board Meeting held on Tuesday 17 December.
Topics in this Core Brief: Reduced Working Week – Interim recording of Public Holidays on SSTS; The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019; Staff Winter Vaccination Week – Drop-in Clinics reminder; and Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation.