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: Confidential Contacts – Whistleblowing; LearnPro Module 305: Commissioning of a Significant Adverse Event; Hardship & Wellbeing Support for Staff; Are you interested Quality Improvement (QI) and want to know more?; and Managed car parking reintroduced.
Topics in this Core Brief: New Director of Digital Services.
Topics in this Core Brief: Flow Navigation Centre: Resounding positive feedback for virtual A&E service; Update of use of the Systematic Portering Access system for requesting blood components/products; Travel Information for Staff; and Changes to fire response from 1 July affecting NHSGCC Community and Hospital buildings.
Topics in this Core Brief: Health & Safety Training; New Dates August-October 2023 – Peer Support one day course; Welcome to GCU Paramedic Science students; and Celebrate Pride with NHSGGC.
In this issue Jane talks about: Mental Health Awareness Week, HNC in Occupational Therapy Support, Flow Navigation Centre, Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Rescue: Extreme Medics programme & patient feedback about our team at WestMARC in Glasgow.
Topics in this Core Brief: iMatter 2023 – every voice matters; PDP & Review – TURAS Appraisal Support; What Matters to You? Day 2023 – Mini-Seminar Programme; Public Protection Service: Learning & Education Training Sessions 2023; Managing your Money Better – NHS Credit Union Online Sessions; and Red for vEDS – Friday 19 May.
Topics in this Core Brief: eESS Teams have moved to a new telephone system – Netcall; Autumn/Winter 2022/23 Flu and COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Staff Survey; Greater Glasgow and Clyde Healthcare Charity; Showcasing our staff – The Rainbow Garden; World Hypertension Day; and NHSGGC Peer Support – Looking after Yourself and Others.
Topics in this Core Brief: Healthcare Staffing supports lunch and learn; Managed car parking reintroduced; Changes to fire response from 1 July affecting NHSGCC Community and Hospital buildings; Showcasing our staff – Charlotte Picken; NHSGGC Flying Start Protected Study Day Two; and Digital Maturity of Health and Care Services in Scotland – 2023.
Topics in this Core Brief: Clinical Waste Disposal – Incorrect Segregation of Waste; Hardship & Wellbeing Support for Staff; Showcasing our staff – Katie Earle-Payne; Rescue: Extreme Medics – series two starts tonight on Channel 4!; RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards; and Face Equality Week – 15-19 May 2023.
In this brief Jane talks about: International Nurses Day, RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards, iMatter, Team Brief & patient feedback on Ward 8C at Gartnavel General Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: Covid-19 Public Inquiries, Showcasing our staff – Elizabeth Thomson, M.E Awareness Day & Gum Health Day, GGC Medicines update, Administration Award Ceremony & Active Staff
Topics in this Core Brief: Change in Guidance on Face Masks across Health and Social Care; Showcasing our staff – Cancer MDT eHealth Project Team; iMatter 2023 – every voice matters; NaDIA National Diabetes Inpatient audit; and Rescue Extreme Medics – Monday 15 May.
Topics in this Core Brief: Showcasing our staff – Emergency Food Discharge Service; Managed car parking reintroduced; Changes to fire response from 1 July affecting NHSGCC Community and Hospital buildings; New Healthcare Science lead for NHSGGC; NHSGGC Peer Support – Looking after Yourself and Others; Acute Services Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy Education LearnPro; and Assistant Practitioner/Senior Charge Nurse-Midwifery Admin Assistant Service Needs Analysis.
Topics in this Core Brief: Showcasing our staff – Dr Abigail Gunn, Celebrating our reservist staff, Digital Maturity of Health and Care Services in Scotland – 2023, Sarah McCann Inspirational Award for Advanced Practice & RCN Nursing Awards 2023 deadline extended.
In this issue Jane talks about: Celebrating Success Awards, increase in statutory/mandatory staff training, International Day of the Midwife, second series of Rescue: Extreme Medics starts on 15 May, RAH team win Hospital Pharmacy Team of the Year, Anticipatory Care Team won the Promoting Planning Award & patient feedback from Ophthalmology patient at New Victoria Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: Celebrating Success Staff Award winners
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Awards 2023; Supporting our colleagues through bereavement; World Hand Hygiene Day 2023; Open University pre-registration nursing programme; and Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Managed car parking reintroduced; Changes to fire response from 1 July affecting NHSGCC Community and Hospital buildings; NHSGGC Peer Support – Looking after Yourself and Others; and Heart failure awareness week 1-7 May.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Awards 2023; Information Asset Register; World Hypertension Day and May Measurement Month – Hypertension Awareness Events; Starting Today! Demystifying Death Week 2023 Events (2–14 May 2023); Stress Awareness Month; and International Administration Professionals Day.
In this issue Jane talks about: visit by Caroline Lamb to the QEUH and Clydebank Health and Social Care Centre, visit to Leverndale Hospital last week, Mental Health team at Inverclyde Royal Hospital received an unannounced inspection from Healthcare Improvement Scotland, congratulations to our Recruitment Service in attracting new staff to join NHSGGC & patient feedback on the Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit at GRI.
Report from April meeting of the NHSGGC Board
The Board of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde met on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. The full set of papers are here.
This summary sets out key decisions and issues considered at the meeting.
Topics in this Core Brief: Urgent and Unscheduled Care (UUC) Oversight Board summary; Scottish Learning Disability Week 2023 – 1-7 May; NHSGGC Reading Challenge; Carolyn McDonald, Chief Allied Health Professional Officer, visits NHSGGC; and Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Employee Support – Bullying, Harassment, Discrimination at Work; Current conflict in Sudan; NHSGGC Peer Support – Looking after Yourself and Others; International Administration Professionals Day; and Save the date – What Matters To You (WMTY) Day: Tuesday 6 June.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Awards 2023; Addition to Ward iPads; Clinical Pharmacology and Medicines Safety Month (12 April 2023 to 3 May 2023); and Procurement Department – change of reporting line.