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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Dr Nicola Steedman, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Scotland; £500 COVID Bonus Payment – Opt-Out and Q&A; COVID-19 Social Distancing and Workplace Assessment Audit; Emotional wellbeing resources; and National visiting guidance for hospital visiting link.
Second dose for COVID vaccination
The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in our hospitals is at an all-time high. We have now announced the locations of our mass community vaccination centres. We will have 15 based in local communities across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
National visiting guidance for hospital visiting, Supply and services issues arising due to Brexit, Review of non-essential training, Have a heart and Social distancing signage.
HR COVID Support Team; Social Distancing Champions and Line Managers Brief; Paediatric Awards for Training Achievements (PAFTAs); West of Scotland Paediatric Mentoring Programme; and Tools to Stay Safe and Healthy during COVID-19.
Second dose for COVID vaccination and Working from home guidance.
Face coverings and face masks; Super Saturday vaccinations; and Louisa Jordan Hospital parking charges.
We continue to be exceptionally busy across all of our sites and services. There are some clear challenges faced by our teams in terms of managing the number of COVID patients being admitted to our hospitals, COVID vaccinations continue to be rolled out across our area at pace and likewise, our staff vaccination programme is moving forward rapidly.
Elderly care home vaccinations complete across GGC; Counter Fraud Services – £500 bonus payment scam; and Public Transport provision.
COVID Vaccinations – Sharing of booking link; Lateral Flow Testing; Infection Protection and Control Quality Improvement (IPCQI) Network; Glasgow and Clyde Weight Management Services – Open for Referrals; and Email correction.
This Core Brief provides an update on the COVID vaccination programme
I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year. We have received a fantastic uptake from staff for the COVID vaccination, with over 26,000 of you having already received the vaccine, or are scheduled to do so. We are also continuing the roll-out of the vaccination programme into our local communities, with GPs commencing the vaccination of members of the public aged 80 and over next week.
National Infection Prevention and Control Manual; Ventilation and air conditioning during the COVID-19 pandemic; NHSGGC Future Nurse and Midwife Programme Board; and Staff Health Strategy Initiative.
Update on bonus payment to thank health and social care staff; Director of Clinical and Care Governance; and COVID-19 Social Distancing and Workplace Assessment Audit.
Scottish Government Announcement – COVID Restrictions.
COVID vaccination programme – January 2021, Message from Anne MacPherson, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development – Brexit, New Chief Executive of NHSScotland and Director General for Health and Social Care and Happy New Year from Corporate Communications.
Update on COVID vaccination programme
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2020 and welcome 2021, today’s announcement that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK should give us all cause for celebration.
Life on the Frontline – Gayle Robertson, Technical Service Manager, Lateral Flow Testing, Banking giant’s cash boost of £250,000 for staff R&R hubs and Naming Conventions for O365 Teams
Staff COVID-19 FAQs updated and Report from December Board Meeting
Scottish Health Awards – Congratulations to all Community Pharmacy; Procedure for cleaning screens/partitions; Health & Safety Training; and Digital Winter Live Arts Events Programme.
COVID vaccination programme; Hospital visiting arrangements; Update of Visiting Guidance for EoL; Guidance on RIDDOR and COVID-19; and Health and Safety Support – COVID-19.
This Core Brief includes a message from Jane Grant wishing all staff a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Life on the Frontline – Katie Sharp; School Closures and Key Worker Arrangements; Security message; Our tips for a less wasteful time of year; and COVID-19 Social Distancing and Workplace Assessment Audit.