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In this issue Jane talks about the Big Conversation, South Asian Heritage Month, , the UCI World Cycling Championship, the Scottish Health Awards and feedback from a relative of one of our patients who received treatment on Ward 56 at the QEUH.
Topics in this Core Brief: Highlight report from the Urgent and Unscheduled Care Oversight Board Meeting.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC Protocol for managing visits; Reporting salaries correctly; and Transport update.
In this issue Jane talks welcomes our new group of newly qualified doctors to our hospitals and thanks our doctors who have come to the end of their rotations with NHSGGC. We also we welcomed the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Michael Matheson MSP, to our Long COVID Service. She talks about the ways in which we may use WhatsApp and congratulates Erin Walker, one of our Specialist Physiotherapists within Older Peoples Services, who has won a highly prestigious international award. This week our patient feedback comes from the partner of one of our patients who was treated by the Stroke Care service at the IRH.
Topics in this Core Brief: Equalities Bulletin.
Topics in this Core Brief: Report from the Health and Safety Forum.
Topics in this Core Brief: Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHaW) Task Calendar and Active and Sustainable Travel events.
In this issue Jane talks about: an unannounced HIS inspection at Gartnavel General Hospital, meeting with the maternity team at the QEUH to speak with them about the Best Start project and visit the Alongside Midwife Unit, Neonatal Unit teams at the GRI and PRM were recognised by UNICEF, today is World Hepatitis Day & patient feedback from the parent of one of our young patients who received treatment at the Royal Hospital for Children.
Topics in this Core Brief: Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHaW) Task Calendar – only one week to go! UCI Cycling World Championships – travel update.
In this issue Jane talks about: iMatter survey, Morag Liddell receiving her MBE for services to Paediatric and Neonatal Nursing, nominations are now open for this year’s Scottish Health Awards, Glasgow Mardi Gla & feedback from the partner of a patient who received treatment at the Acute Assessment Unit at the GRI.
Topics in this Core Brief: Security – please help to keep our workplaces safe & Engagement and Involvement Overview Report 2022 – 23.
Topics in this Core Brief: Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHaW) Task Calendar is coming soon! UCI Cycling World Championships – potential travel disruption.
Topics in this Core Brief: Highlight report from the Urgent and Unscheduled Care Oversight Board, NHS Scotland Event resources.
In this issue Jane talks about: Visit by Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary, Shona Robison MSP, to Inverclyde Royal Hospital to hear more about the Compassionate Inverclyde project, Gold Award from the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, congratulations go to our Communications and Patient Experience Public Involvement Team who have won the UK Digital PR Public Sector Award for their campaign to encourage students to use our ‘virtual A&E, the Recruitment Team have had significant success in their annual campaign to attract newly qualified nurses, feedback from the support worker of a patient admitted to the Medical Assessment Unit at Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: iMatter 2023 – every voice matters; The Health and Care (Scotland) (Staffing) Act 2019 Guidance Chapter Webinars; and Cyber Crime: Recognising the signs.
Topics in this Core Brief: Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHaW) Task Calendar is coming soon!; NHSGGC receives Gold Award for the Defence Employers Recognition Scheme; and 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – potential travel disruption.
In this issue Jane talks about: the NHS 75th Anniversary Celebrations, the launch of “The Big Conversation”, Healthcare Improvement Scotland published their report on an unannounced inspection of infection prevention and control within Inverclyde Mental Health Services, patient feedback on the North East Rehabilitation Team & BMA Scotland has today agreed a pay deal with the Scottish Government and have agreed to suspend strike action while they consult their members on this deal.
Topics in this Core Brief: iMatter 2023 – every voice matters.
Topics in this Core Brief: Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the NHS! and Join The Big Conversation.
In this issue Jane talks about: 75th Anniversary of the NHS, Milk Bank celebrates 10 years, annual screening report & patient feedback comes from a patient receiving care – “I had a stroke in June of 2023. I was living in a homeless shelter with my dog, who is my world and I was brought into the QEUH…
Topics in this Core Brief: Roster masterclasses for nursing and midwifery and iMatter 2023 – every voice matters.
Report from the June meeting of the NHSGGC Board.
Topics in this Core Brief: Infection Prevention and Control Quality Improvement Network Newsletter.
Topics in this Core Brief: Welcome to your new look Core Brief! and New phone line for concerns about bullying and harassment.