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: Excellence Awards; Launch of falls strategy and guidelines; Quality Strategy Development Newsletter; and We would like your feedback on the winter 2023 vaccination programme.
Topics in this Core Brief: Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Bulletin.
In this issue Jane talks about: the current situation remaining challenging, with high occupancy rates across acute sites; a decrease in the number of COVID and influenza patients in our hospitals; thanks our immunisation team; two of our nurses who have become the first within NHSGGC to qualify as registered colposcopists; congratulates Inverclyde HSCP, which has been awarded a Gold Level Two Digital Telecare Implementation award; and shares patient feedback from the QEUH.
Topics in this Core Brief: Flu treatment and prophylaxis guidance and Management of occupational exposure to blood or body fluids.
Topics in this Core Brief: Highlight report from the Urgent and Unscheduled Care Oversight Board.
Topics in this Core Brief: GMC Good Medical Practice 2024; Clinical Waste Disposal – Incorrect Segregation of Waste; and Looking after yourself and others.
Topics in this Core Brief: Quality Strategy and Launch of the NHSGGC Quality Improvement Network: 15 March 2024.
In this issue Jane talks about: individual impersonating staff on our acute sites, Digital Maturity Assessment, NHSGGC Excellence Awards & finally our paitent feedback comes from a family regarding the care of their father within the QEUH.
Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards and Staff Witness Support.
Topics in this Core Brief: MHRA Safety Alert: Medical beds, trolleys, bed rails, bed grab handles and lateral turning devices; Referral for organ donation and transplant; and Online and face-to-face class booking.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Health Strategy update.
Topics in this Core Brief: Sharing files within M365 and ScotRail peak time fare removal.
In this issue Jane talks about: Inclement weather, coupled with winter pressures, put our sites under significant strain, upgrade of the telephony system and migrate over to a new, future-proof service, the Board’s Quality Strategy & patient feedback this week is about wards 53 and 35 at the GRI.
Topics in this Core Brief: Office 365 security – If you access NHSGGC data on your personal device, this message contains details of important changes coming and NHSGGC protocol for managing visits.
Topics in this Core Brief: Microsoft Forms – Data Gathering and Active Staff.
Topics in this Core Brief: Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Bulletin.
Topics in this Core Brief: Update from the Area Partnership Forum.
In this issue Jane talks about: Patient flow, winter challenges, “walk like a penguin” when walking in icy conditions, congratulations to Patient Activity Coordinator (PAC) Nurse, Jenn Wyld & our patient feedback is about treatment at the New Victoria Hospital, Day Surgery.
Topics in this Core Brief: Active Staff – online classes for everyone and Let’s talk about… staff wellbeing webinars.
Topics in this Core Brief: Office 365 security – If you access NHSGGC data on your personal device, this message contains details of important changes that are coming; Bullying and harassment helpline; and Long service badges.
Topics in this Core Brief: Adverse weather.
In this issue Jane talks about: Our Active Staff Programme and the Staff Health Strategy, Investors in People accreditation, work is underway on the demolition of the vacant former Queen Mother’s hospital and feedback we have received from a patient who was well supported to access urgent eye care at Gartnavel.
Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards and Roadworks M8 eastbound junction 13 – 14.
Topics in this Core Brief: A new year, a new you!