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: Educational resources to support ARHAI Winter 21/22; NHSGGC Staff Disability Forum; Important Message which requires action by all staff using Microsoft Teams; and ScotRail update.
Topics in this Core Brief: Reliance Protect Lone Worker Device – Action required!; New Clydebank Health and Care Centre opens; New Functionality in Near Me – ‘Consult Now’; and Active Staff.
In this issue Jane talks about: COVID cases significantly reduce, opening of Clydebank Health and Care Centre, media coverage about Trans Oral Robotic Surgery, story from the Cleft Team at RHC and six projects nominated in the Digital Health and Care Awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Enabling family support in outpatient departments and Person centred virtual visiting iPads – Register for NHS Near Me accounts.
Topics in this Core Brief: Breaking a lifetime of disadvantage by enhancing engagement of ethnic minorities in health research, Introduction of the dashboard module on Datix, Patient Administration Transformation (PAT) Programme and Glasgow City HSCP – Maximising Independence.
Topics in this Core Brief: Implementation of Hybrid Working: New COVID-19 Treatments – updated guidelines: Patient Administration Transformation (PAT) Programme – Acute Services: New Mandatory eLearning Module and SharePoint site Launch (Week 4 update); Reminder for all users of Reliance Protect Lone Worker Device; and Time to Talk Day – 3 February.
Topics in this Core Brief: Interfaith Working Group; Malicious activity – Access to IT accounts; Reminder for all users of Reliance Protect Lone Worker Device; Active Staff Yoga; and Travel update.
In this issue, Jane talks about: COVID cases reducing, every patient can access one visitor every day, positive feedback about our team at the Vale, congratulations to Martin Johnston and Kirsten Allen who picked up awards from Glasgow Caledonian University and finally Angela O’Neill has been appointed as Interim Nurse Director.
Topics in this Core Brief: Medicines Safety Month; Important Message which requires action by all staff using Microsoft Teams; Don’t Wait campaign; and The RCN Nursing Awards 2022 are open!
Topics in this Core Brief: Patient Administration Transformation (PAT) Programme: Acute Services – Role Specific Training/Induction (Week 3 update); Fire is Everyone’s Business!; Health and Safety Message – For all users of Reliance Protect Lone Working device – Amber Alert February; and Transport update.
Topics in this Core Brief: Inpatients to benefit from the support of one visitor from Tuesday 25 January.
In this issue Jane talks about: The number of COVID-19 cases across Scotland continuing to reduce, our smoking cessation services were the best performing compared to all other Scottish Health Boards, shining the spotlight on our pharmacy distribution centre, great feedback regarding ED team at RAH and finally a special thank you to five members of staff who have 50 years service.
Topics in this Core Brief: Lateral Flow Tests – Expiry Date on Kits; NHS Scotland event 2022 – call for posters now open!; and COVID-19: Key Safety Theme – Monitoring COVID control measures.
Topics in this Core Brief: Views of Care at End of Life – looking for participants; Updated links for the Administration Career Pathway and Learning Passports; and COVID-19: Key Safety Theme – Manager walkrounds.
Topics in this Core Brief: Patient Administration Transformation (PAT) Programme – Acute Services: Career Pathway Workstream; Glasgow’s homeless and at risk communities get boosted against COVID; Active Staff survey; and Kingston Bridge Complex.
Topics in this Core Brief: Health and Safety – Qualitative Face Fit Testing Training (Hood testing); New Functionality in Near Me – ‘Consult Now’; Staff Listening Service – available 9am – 10pm, 7 days a week – 0141 201 1100; and COVID-19 Key Safety Theme – Monitoring COVID control measures.
In this issue Jane talks about: We continue to experience significant COVID related pressures across all of our health and social care services, once again the number of COVID patients admitted into hospital care within the past 28 days has exceeded 500, Despite these ongoing challenges, our staff continue to show true commitment to our patients and their loved ones. Finally, I am delighted to announce that Denise Brown has been appointed as Interim Director of eHealth with immediate effect. The appointment follows current eHealth Director, William Edwards, being appointed as Jonathan Best’s successor in the position of Chief Operating Officer.
Topics in this Core Brief: Patient Administration Transformation (PAT) Programme – Acute Services; Site security – please help to keep our workplaces safe; Women’s Safety Survey; and COVID 19 – Key Safety Theme – Good Hygiene.
Topics in this Core Brief: Changes to Lateral Flow Testing; Active Staff – Guided health and Wellbeing Walks; and COVID-19 Key Safety Theme – Remember to adhere to Maximum Occupancy.
In this Brief Jane talks about: COVID related staff absences and the challenges this brings, ED’s are experiencing greater pressures, changes to self-isolation guidance, staff receive New Year Honours.
Topics in this Core Brief: Changes to self-isolation and quarantine and New Year message to all health and social care staff by Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive NHSScotland and Director General Health and Social Care.
Topics in this Core Brief: Visiting update – Essential Visiting only from Wednesday 5 January 2022
Topics in this Core Brief: Guidance on RIDDOR and COVID-19, Microsoft Office 365 (M365) and eESS reminder
Topics in this Core Brief: staff exemption from 10 day self isolation, PCR testing – prioritisation for staff, Have a COVID safe festive season, Active staff survey, ScotRail emergency timetable and Live Arts Events