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 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.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Winter Vaccination Week – Drop-in Clinics reminder; Update on using Datix to record all child deaths and public protection incidents; New Supporting Child Physical Development LearnPro modules; and Use of British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreting Services.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Winter Vaccination Week – Drop-in Clinics reminder and Public Protection Service: New learning and education events.
Topics in this Core Brief: Civility Saves Lives; Staff Winter Vaccination Week is back – Monday 16 December 2024; and New clinical trial seeks over 60s.
In this issue Jane talks about: winter pressures and our public winter communications campaign; staff support and wellbeing resources; our flu vaccination programme; thanks the Staff Disability Forum and their Chair for their work in celebrating Staff Disability History Month; nominations for the Chief Scientific Officer Awards are now open; thanks the neonatal teams alongside Estates and Facilities for managing the recent repairs to QEUH maternity building roof; and feedback on the Dental Department at Stobhill Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: Seasonal influenza: use of antivirals 2024-25; Peer Support Training – 2025 date; and Quality Strategy Implementation Newsletter.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Winter Vaccination Week is back – starting Monday 16 December 2024; Reporting and Managing Data Breaches; Band 5 nurses urged to apply for role re-evaluation; and Taxis over Christmas and New Year Public Holidays.