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: SPPA NHS Circular 2023/04 – Introduction of new options for flexible retirement; iMatter 2023 – every voice matters; AHP Education Fund now open; and Stress Awareness Month.
In this issue Jane talks about: new community glaucoma service, Chronic Pain team praised, Celebrating Success Awards event, new Scottish Medicines Consortium Chair named & our patient feedback is from a patient receiving treatment at Glasgow Dental Hospital.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff Bursary 2023/24; COVID-19 Spring booster; UK Emergency Alert test; and Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Improving our Safety Health and Wellbeing Culture (SHaW); Glasgow City Council Low Emission Zone; NHSGGC Phage Therapy Survey; and Diabetes MCN Conference.
Topics in this Core Brief: UK Emergency Alert test; Suicide Reducing and Management of Ligature Risks policy; and Staff Disability Forum meeting.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff safety is important to us; Children and Young People with Exceptional Health Care Needs Protocol; Stress Awareness Month; Demystifying Death Week 2023 (1–7 May 2023); and Road closure for emergency water main repair.
In this issue Jane talks about: GRI & QEUH have been ranked in the prestigious Newsweek annual World’s Best Hospitals list, Moving Forward Together, World Parkinson’s Day, Margaret Mcguire has been awarded an honorary OBE & patient feedback from a patient who has received care at our Older People’s Services in the South Sector.
Topics in this Core Brief: Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Michael Matheson MSP shares a message of thanks; NHSGGC Protocol for managing visits; Two weeks left to enter the RCN Nursing Awards 2023; and Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Major incident call out system update; Changes to COVID-19 guidance; GGC Medicines Update; and Clinical Pharmacology and Medicines Safety Month – Starts today.
Topics in this Core Brief: DCN Early Adopter to go live in Nursing; Stress Awareness Month; AHP Education Fund opening soon; Emergency Road Closure – Moss Road; and Staff Disability Forum monthly drop-in on Teams,
In this issue Jane talks about: visits by the First Minister to the New Gorbals Health and Care Centre and the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care visited the Clydebank Health and Care Centre, facemasks are no longer compulsory, congratulations to our catering team who picked up awards at the “4 Nations Challenge” run by the Hospital Caterers Association, the DYNAMIC project is also in the running for an award, recognition also goes to the diagnostics team and our central decontamination unit & this week patient feedback comes from the parents of a young day surgery patient at the RHC.
Topics in this Core Brief: For the attention of all staff who are involved with clinical blood transfusion; Communications Support iPads Update; Reporting salaries correctly; and Stagecoach Offer – Discounted bus travel for NHS staff across Scotland.
Topics in this Core Brief: Changes to COVID-19 guidance; Better Workplace – Ple-eESS update your eESS; M8 roadworks – Junction 25 & 25a; and Active Staff – Guided Health Walk.
Topics in this Core Brief: Active Staff Walking Challenge 2023, Launch of NHSGGC Long COVID Service, Revamp of Glasgow Royal Infirmary Museum & LGBTI Awareness Workshop.
In this issue Jane talks about: Better Health, Better Care, Better Value and Better Workplace.
Topics in this Core Brief: World Autism Acceptance Week 27 March – 2 April, Access to telephone interpreting changing Saturday 1st April, PECOS – external marketplace (Punch Out) for Lyreco, Registration Open for NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Conference & Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Fraud Prevention, New Dates May-August – Peer Support one day course, Showcasing the role of Administration staff & Better Workplace – Ple-eESS update your eESS.
Topics in this Core Brief: New Home Energy Crisis Response Service, World Autism Acceptance Week 27 March – 2 April, Get involved in developing an App for Wheeze, Child Protection Level 3 – For Midwives, First Glasgow price increases.
In this issue Jane talks about: Agenda for Change pay offer has now been accepted by our Trade Unions, an increase in COVID patient numbers, World Down Syndrome Day, Biomedical Science team & iCAIRD awarded Improvement in Action Award at the Chief Health Science Officer Awards & patient feedback about staff at the Aroma Café at the RHC.
Topics in this Core Brief: Changes in how to access telephone interpreting, World Autism Acceptance Week 27 March – 2 April, Clinical Waste Disposal – incorrect segregation of waste, Let’s talk about … Staff Wellbeing Webinars (20 minutes) & Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: CISCO-21 Clinical Trial in Long COVID, Stress Awareness Month, Ramadan & World Down Syndrome Day Winner.
Topics in this Core Brief: Celebrating and Evidencing how we Involve and Engage Patients and Carers; Realistic Conversations for Clinical Staff – Thursday 23 March 4.00 – 5.00pm; World Down Syndrome Day; and Better Workplace – Ple-eESS update your eESS.
Topics in this Core Brief: FairWarning – Appropriate Access to Clinical Records; Payroll update; World Oral Health Day; and World Down Syndrome Day – 21 March.
In this issue Jane talks about: an increase in patients being treated for COVID, two visits from Scottish Government Ministers to our sites, World Delirium Day which took place during the week and feedback received about the ‘Quit Your Way’ service.