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: Upcoming Postal Disruption; Prosthetists and Orthotists Awareness Day; Staff Wellbeing – Let’s Talk Webinars (20 minute); BME Staff Network Meeting – Wednesday 21 September; and Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Staff COVID and Flu vaccinations; Developing Leadership Skills; Staff Travel Survey; and Long service badges.
Topics in this Core Brief: No Smoking Perimeter; The National Guidance for Child Protection In Scotland 2021: Learning & Education Training Sessions 2022; and Mental Health in the Workplace Webinar.
In this issue Jane talks about: an improvement in the number of people being treated for COVID, from Monday 5 September 2022, it will become an offence for anyone to smoke within 15 metres of all hospital buildings in Scotland, also from Monday, our vaccination clinics will open their doors exclusively for our staff.
I would like to highlight the work of the admin team who operate the Staff Bank and congratulate Dr Andrea Williamson who is our Medical Officer in Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services and GP in Homeless Health Services Glasgow for her appointment to the position of Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health at the University of Glasgow. I would also like to highlight patient feedback concerning the NE Community Rehabilitation Service this week.
Topics in this Core Brief: Have you booked your COVID-19 booster and flu vaccinations yet?; Ukrainian Temporary Residents – Reminder of the guidance for recording within Patient Management Systems; Staff Disability Forum online support group, the Disability Café; Help shape the future of cancer care; and Reporting salaries correctly.
Topics in this Core Brief: Near Me – ‘Consult Now’; Upcoming school/early years closures; Domestic Abuse Strategic Plan Consultation; and Active Staff – Guided Health Walk.
Topics in this Core Brief: Extended use of face masks and face coverings guidance; Upcoming Postal Disruption; and Meet your admin colleagues.
Topics in this Core Brief: Flu and COVID Vaccination – booking portal now open, Developing Leadership Skills, Adult Disability Payment, Staff Travel Survey
In this issue Jane talks about: declining number of COVID patients, policies, which were temporarily put in place during the COVID, vaccination portal opens on Monday, Professor Alex McMahon, meets with community teams in Clydebank, feedback about the teams working in Clinic F at Stobhill and Scottish Health Awards nominations.
This issue provides an update from the August meeting of the NHSGGC Board.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHS Scotland Sustainability Strategy; CISCO-19 study; Staff Focus Groups – Small Change Matters and Endowments; Reporting salaries correctly; Transport Update; and Home Energy Scotland.
Topics in this Core Brief: Removal of COVID Policies; How Near Me Video Consultation is being used in our Flow Navigation Centre; The Staff Bursary is now open for new applications; and SPSO Advisers Open Seminar – Thursday 1 September 2022.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHSGGC Community Falls Integrated Pathway Improvement Project; Upcoming Postal Disruption; iMatter 2022 – every voice matters; and Active Staff – Bootcamp.
Topics in this Core Brief: Flu and Covid Vaccination – booking portal now open.
In this issue Jane talks about: The Care Inspectorate’s report concerning the recent joint inspection of services for children and young people at risk of harm in East Renfrewshire, an external contractor has been the subject of a cyber-attack which has impacted the national Adastra computer system, the number of COVID patients in our care decline, feedback on Ward 3C at the Royal Hospital for Children and Scottish Health Awards
Topics in this Core Brief: Help shape the future of cancer care; Let’s break the taboo, and talk about death! – Return of the Virtual Death Cafe; and Staff Travel Survey.
Topics in this Core Brief: Autumn/Winter Vaccination Programme 2022 – Flu & Covid Vaccination; Webinar Series on management of frail, older adults; and Scottish Health Awards 2022.
Topics in this Core Brief: Learning from Significant Case Review: Learning & Education Training Sessions 2022; National Rail Strike – Plan ahead to avoid disruption; and Lunch & Learn Session: New ACP Summary.
Topics in this Core Brief: Update on Direct Patient Access to Telephone Interpreting; New training resource to support Dysphagia management and IDDSI; Lunch & Learn Session: Recording ACP Journeys via EMIS; and CISCO-21 Clinical Trial in Long COVID.
In this issue Jane talks about the current staffing challenges, COVID numbers continue to decline, the upcoming flu and covid vaccintion information and feedback from a patient about their time on the maternity ward at the QEUH.
Topics in this Core Brief: Near Me/Attend Anywhere; Community Weight Management Service – New workshop location; Reporting salaries correctly; Travel News; and Active Staff – Guided Health Walk.
Topics in this Core Brief: Autumn/Winter Vaccination Programme 2022 – Flu & Covid Vaccination; NHSGGC Organ and Tissue Donation Sharepoint Website; Active Staff; and Scottish Health Awards 2022.
Topics in this Core Brief: iMatter 2022 – every voice matters; Care Opinion Responder Training; GGC – Professional Administration Transformation Programme; and Staff Disability Forum.
In this edition Jane talks about the up and coming winter vaccination programme, the number of COVID patients continues to decline, NHSGGC has been revalidated with Armed Forces Covenant silver status, she welcomes our team of newly qualified pharmacists and highlights patient feedback about the Neurology team at the QEUH.