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 Core Brief details new HCSSA resources and celebrates staff at the NHSGGC’s Regional Services annual awards and the Holyrood Connect Digital Health and Care Awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Bulletin.
Topics in this Core Brief: Cut it Out and Equally Safe at Work – Update; Digital Skills and Literacy – Cyber Security and Information Governance; National Adult Support and Protection Awareness Day – 20 February 2025; Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation; and Nutrition in care homes app.
This issue of Core Brief includes a letter to all NHS Scotland Staff from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray, on the reduction of the working week for Agenda for Change staff to 36 hours.
Topics in this Core Brief: Last chance to enter our Excellence Awards; Patients share benefits of virtual consultations; Looking after yourself and others – session 26 February; Your Voice Matters: How we are using your iMatter feedback; and Nutrition and Hydration Week 2025!
Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards; Digital Champions Forum: Thursday 20 February 12.30-1.30pm; and eESS awareness ‘Drop in’ sessions/eESS training dates 2025.
This edition of the Core Brief contains a message from Jann Gardner, following her visit to Skye House.
Topics in this Core Brief: Share your experience of palliative care; Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation; and Listening to our patients.
Topics in this Core Brief: Phishing attempt; Excellence Awards – one week to go!; and Tier 4 CAMHS and Community Children’s Nurses are moving.
Topics in this Core Brief: Digital Skills and Literacy Programme; Let’s talk about… Money Matters and Financial Wellbeing; and Hardgate Road closure – Sunday 16 February 2025.
Topics in this Core Brief: LGBTQIA+ Peer Support Training Day; LGBT History Month – A message from Andy Wyllie Chair, NHSGGC LGBTQ+ Staff Forum; and NHS Scotland Event 2025 – call for posters now open.
In this issue of Core Brief Professor Jann Gardner, Chief Executive, shares a video message to introduce herself and outline some early priorities.
Topics in this Core Brief: Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week; Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation; Quality Strategy Newsletter; and Care Home Collaborative – February newsletter.
Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards; GGC Medicines update; NHSGGC Quality Improvement (QI) Network Virtual Event; and Discounted gym memberships for NHS staff.
Topics in this Core Brief: Reduced Working Week (RWW) – Phase 2; Peer Support Training – upcoming dates; Changes to the Colorectal Cancer Pathway from February 2025; The Realistic Medicine team wants to hear from you; and Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship: Recruitment now open.
This issue of Core Brief includes a message from Dr Lesley Thomson KC welcoming Chief Executive Professor Jann Gardner, and includes Jann’s first message to all staff.
In this issue, Jane Grant, Chief Executive, bids a fond farewell to NHSGGC.
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.