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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The topics covered include: a COVID-19 update; an update on the QEUH/RHC; the Transformation of Specialist Neurosciences, OMFS and Spinal Injuries Services; the Department of Research and Innovation: Board Report 2021 – Recovery, Resilience and Growth; and an update on the Finance Report.
In this issue Jane announces the appointment of the new Director of Finance and thanks Mark White following seven years in the role.
Topics in this Core Brief: HR Self Service Portal; Demystifying Death Week 2022; and The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS).
Topics in this Core Brief: New Chief Officers appointed in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnerships; Message from Fiona Smith, AHP Director: AHP Professional Development Programme; and NHSGGC Reading Challenge 2022.
In this issue Jane talks about: Seeing a steady decline in the number of patients in our hospitals and care homes with COVID, we have also seen a rise in staff returning after a period of COVID related absence, with around 200 colleagues returning to work in the past week alone, guidance concerning the wearing of face coverings, feedback on the Rheumatology team at the RAH and staff awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Major Trauma Referral on TrakCare; Earth Day 2022; and Active Staff Bootcamps.
Topics in this Core Brief: Realistic Conversations Webinar; CISCO-21 Clinical Trial in Long COVID; and Active Staff – Guided Health and Wellbeing Walk.
Topics in this Core Brief: Have you thought about a career in Family Nursing? Now’s the time!; Adult Support & Protection Level 3 – Learning & Education Training Sessions 2022; and Active Staff – Badminton.
Topics in this Core Brief: Update on Physical Distancing and face masks/face coverings and Vaisakhi.
In this issue, Jane talks about the current pressure on our services; positive results from our recent recruitment campaigns; patient feedback from the RAH Maternity and wishes all staff a happy Easter.
Topics in this Core Brief: Message from Scottish Ambulance Service; Active Staff – walk leaders; and Seven days left to enter the RCN Nursing Awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Update to the Winter Respiratory IPC addendum – Testing; Staff Mindfulness programme; and Active Staff.
Topics in this Core Brief: Lateral Flow Test Kits; Social distancing update; Change in testing requirements for recovered COVID-19 patients returning to Care or Residential homes; and Corkerhill Road closure – 19 April.
In this issue Jane talks about: significant pressures due to the number of patients with COVID in our hospitals, essential visiting continues in shared wards at the RAH and GRI, feedback on Ward 57 at the QEUH, ‘Picturing our Workforce: One NHS Family’ photographic exhibition launches, staff picked up four awards at the Scottish Government’s Chief Healthcare Science Officer Awards.
Topics in this Core Brief: Picturing our Workforce: One NHS Family; Do you need help with money worries; and Go green for better health.
Topics in this Core Brief: NHS catering heroes; Bus Service revisions; and Active Staff.
Topics in this Core Brief: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – Friday 3 June 2022, West of Scotland Rape and Sexual Assault Service – for staff and Complexity and Adversity Network applications now open!
Topics in this Core Brief: Have you had a positive COVID test in the past 10 weeks?, Quality Improvement Fundamentals LearnPro module, eESS (Electronic Employee Support System), National Wellbeing Hub resources and Police Scotland – Cyber Byte.
In this issue Jane talks about: Considerable COVID related challenges, the wearing of face coverings and social distancing, congratulations to staff winning awards and feedback from the Urogynaecology team at the New Victoria.
Topics in this Core Brief: Do you need help with money worries, Realistic Medicine Week, Ramadan, 2 April – 1 May 2022, Update – donations to Ukraine and Clyde Tunnel – cycle and pedestrian route.
Topics in this Core Brief: Public Protection Team, Flying Start portal and Active Staff.
Topics in this Core Brief: Additional LFD kits – correction, Workplace pensions – automatic re-enrolment in March, Ukraine cyber risk and Rescue Extreme Medics – starts tonight!
In this issue Jane talks about: facing significant COVID pressures, unannounced Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspection at QEUH/RHC, Investors in People, Rescue Extreme Medics docu-series, Jonathan Best retires, fantastic feedback about the team at RHC and GRI and QEUH made the top 100 hospitals in the UK.
Three-day unannounced Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspection that has just finished and I wanted to write to thank you for all that you have done to accommodate the inspectors and answer their questions.