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: Flu and COVID-19 Vaccination Bus at hospital sites next week.
Topics in this Core Brief: COVID symptomatic staff; Speak Up Week 2023; and Transport update.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Health Strategy update.
Topics in this Core Brief: Speak Up Week 2023; Violence Reduction Service – Training Needs Analysis update; and Anticipatory Care Planning (ACP) is becoming “Future Care Planning”.
In this issue Jane talks about: Organ and Tissue Donation Week, Scotland’s Climate Week, 750 Newly Qualified Nurses and Midwives to join us over the next few weeks, Black History Month 2023 & our patient feedback is about the Endoscopy team at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: Festive Pay Dates; and HEPMA Planned System Upgrade and Downtime.
Topics in this Core Brief: Suicide Risk and Design Standards Group Update; Transport update; and HEPMA Planned System Upgrade and Downtime.
Topics in this Core Brief: HEPMA Planned System Upgrade and Downtime; Message from Scott Davidson, Deputy Medical Director: Video Consultations – Near Me; and Change of outbound number for all NHSGGC telephony users.
In this issue Jane talks about: Speak Up! Week starts on Monday 2 October, RAAC in Public Sector buildings across Scotland is currently being assessed, Director of Planning, Fiona MacKay is retiring, Dr Ioanna Nixon, Clinical Director for Specialist Oncology Services at Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, has received an award at the Scottish Women’s Awards & our patient feedback concerns our physiotherapy team in Gartnavel General Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: **Advance Notice** – HEPMA Planned System Upgrade and Downtime on Tuesday 3 October from 00:15 to 06:15; Fraud Awareness and Prevention; and Planned Industrial Action – schools and nurseries.
Topics in this Core Brief: Speak Up Week 2023.
Topics in this Core Brief: Drop-in flu vaccination clinics are now open.
Topics in this Core Brief: Your pension – New Pension Contribution Rates; Cyber Crime: Recognising the signs; and Removal of peak time rail fares.
In this issue Jane talks about: two successful audits which have been undertaken into NHSGGC’s digital working practices, our vaccination programme continues to progress, Organ and Tissue and Donation Week & our patient feedback is about the Medical Assessment Unit at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Bulletin.
Topics in this Core Brief: Changes to Scottish Government’s COVID19 testing guidance; Cyber Crime: Recognising the signs; and Important Information Regarding Pension Benefit Statements for Employees Affected by the 2015 Remedy.
Topics in this Core Brief: Involving our patients.
Topics in this Core Brief: Drop-in Vaccination Clinics for Non-Frontline Staff; and Information Sharing & Training.
In this issue Jane talks about: the Autumn/Winter vaccination programme, we expect to welcome around 800 Newly Qualified Nurses to NHSGGC in October, RAAC in older buildings across the UK, Rapid Access Syncope Clinic operated by the Medicine for the Elderly team at the QEUH has been recognised as a global Centre of Excellence for Syncope, student campaign about how to access to our services & patient feedback comes from the parent of one of our patients receiving treatment in Ward 3C, Respiratory Medicine at the RHC.
Topics in this Core Brief: Highlight report from the Urgent and Unscheduled Care Oversight Board Meeting; and Turas 365 Login is now available.
Topics in this Core Brief: Listening to our patients.
Topics in this Core Brief: Calling non-frontline staff: flu vaccinations available now.
Topics in this Core Brief: Sustainability – waste management update.
In this issue Jane talks about: Apprenticeship Graduation and Awards, Success Register, the use of intrathecal drug delivery (ITDD) has helped patients, former patients at our Neonatal Unit at the Royal Hospital for Children & this week, our patient feedback is about the team at the West of Scotland Breast Screening Service.