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: Scottish Apprenticeship Week – 6-10 March 2023; NHSGGC confirmatory sample rule, previously known as ‘second sample’; Sustainable healthcare in the climate emergency: Join us to find out how we’re responding to the environmental crisis; and All About Money staff support.
In this edition Jane talks about: Board members & senior leadership team visits across our sites, a slight increase in the number of COVID positive patients, Flow Navigation Centre & the North Sector annual local awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Patient Feedback and Involvement Lunchtime Learning Sessions – new dates announced!; Reporting salaries correctly; Home Energy Scotland – free online workshop; and Feel Great with Active Staff!
Report from the February Board meeting.
Topics in this Core Brief: Capturing how we Involve and Engage Patients and Carers; Better Workplace – ple-eESS update your eESS; SAMH – Mental Health in the Workplace Webinar – A Guide for Managers (2 hrs); and Glasgow Bike Hire scheme – reduced NHSGGC staff rates.
Topics in this Core Brief: Adult Disability Payment – DS1500/BASRiS Forms; Leading to Change programme survey; and New standard font size for all outlook emails.
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Celebrating Rare Disease Day at the Royal Hospital for Children, Meet your administration colleagues & Annual Leave carry forward
In this issue Jane talks about: Our first organisation-wide Internal Communications and Employee Engagement Strategy, the organ donor team at the Royal Hospital for Children had a couple of milestones to celebrate this month, QEUH highlighted in red to help raise awareness of encephalitis, delegation from France visited us as part of a leadership development programme & patient feedback on care provided at the RAH.
Topics in this Core Brief: How much do you know about Anticipatory Care Planning?; Improvements to Immediate Discharge Letters (IDL) – Capability to Import Discharge Medicines from HEPMA Into Clinical Portal IDL – Now available for use; Switch to NRFit connectors; and Reporting Salaries Correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Virtual Training sessions for Freestyle Glucose/Ketone meters for Cascade trainers; Improvements to Immediate Discharge Letters (IDL) – Capability to Import Discharge Medicines from HEPMA into Clinical Portal IDL; Better Workplace – ple-eESS update your eESS; and Let’s talk about… Staff Wellbeing Webinars (20 minutes).
Topics in this Core Brief: National Mental Health Nurses’ Day – 21 February 2023; New standard font size for all outlook emails; and BME Staff Network meeting.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC Digital Strategy 2023-2028 – Digital on Demand; Adult Support and Protection Day; and Improvements to Immediate Discharge Letters (IDL) – Capability to Import Discharge Medicines from HEPMA into Clinical Portal IDL.
In this issue Jane talks about: a slight rise in the number of patients being treated for COVID, Day of Care audit, Humza Yousaf MSP visited the New Victoria Hospital, where he met with our staff and took the opportunity to announce a proposed £568 million pay award, the team at the QEUH recognised as a leader in hip fracture care, over 200 entries received in Excellence Awards & feedback on our team at Dykebar Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: Notification of Contract Change Letters; HR Self Service Portal; Young Patients Family Fund; Staff Disability Forum February Meeting; GGC Medicines Update; and Reporting Salaries Correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: BME Staff Network Meeting – Wednesday 22 February; William Cullen; Come and Join Our Staff Bank Service; and Global Citizenship.
Topics in this Core Brief: New Sustainability LearnPro module; New Resources Launched by Borderline Personality Disorder Pathway; and Webinar Series on management of Older Adults.
Topics in this Core Brief: Annual Leave Carry Forward 2022-23 to 2023-24; Improvements to Immediate Discharge Letters (IDL) – Capability to Import Discharge Medicines from HEPMA into Clinical Portal IDL; and Let’s talk about…. Staff Wellbeing Webinars available on our YouTube channel.
In this issue Jane talks about: the new continuous flow model being implemented at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, we continue to see a reduction in the number of COVID positive patients, the Professional Administration Transformation Programme, Excellence Awards close this Sunday & feedback from one of our patients who has been receiving treatment from our colleagues at the Beatson in Lanarkshire.
Topics in this Core Brief: Podcast – The impact of smoking on mental and physical health during a cost-of-living crisis; Excellence Awards; Informal drop-in meeting Staff Disability Forum: 14 February 2023; Reporting Salaries Correctly; and Update – cancelled Royal Mail Industrial.
Topics in this Core Brief: William Cullen Prize; Discounted gym memberships for NHS staff; and Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Z Card.
Topics in this Core Brief: Excellence Awards; Staff Engagement Session: Sustainability and Value Programme; Active Staff – Guided Health Walk; and Upcoming Postal Disruption.
In this issue Jane talks about: further positive reduction in the number of flu and COVID patients, Home for Lunch campaign, video health consultations, we welcomed a group of 16 international nurses from Singapore for a visit & patient feedback on the team at the GRI’s Minor Injuries Unit.
Topics in this Core Brief: Time to Talk Day – 2 February 2023; Excellence Awards; and Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC Flying Start Portal – Protected study days one and two – additional dates; Virtual interactive session for registered nurses caring for adults at end of life; Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship programme; and Home Energy Scotland – Renewable Technologies.