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Learn Basic British Sign Language (BSL)

Additional dates for our popular basic British Sign Language (BSL) classes are now available.

Classes are being held at the at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Learning Centre and run for 6 weeks.

Not all classes run every week and there may be breaks between sessions. Be sure to review your schedule and confirm with your line manager before enrolling.

Full attendance is essential for the duration of the course.

Each class is limited to 14 participants, with a waiting list automatically generated once capacity is reached.

For more information and to register, please find the links to the BSL classes below. Don’t miss this chance to develop valuable skills!

Hate Crime Awareness

This short session gives participants an understanding of what hate crime is and how to report if witnessed in the workplace. It is an important safeguarding learning opportunity for all members of staff working in frontline roles. For further information on hate crime and the NHSGGC response, visit our Hate Crime page.

The following dates are available for 2024 and will take place on MS Teams. To book, simply follow the Webropol link.

Equality Impact Assessment (EQIAs)

Equality Impact Assessments assess all organisational activity – including policy, plans, projects, service delivery and practice – in order to identify actions to address discrimination and promote equality.

Conducting EQIAs is a legal duty for NHSGGC and helps us provide services that are sensitive to inequalities and meet the needs of our diverse community.

View our Equality Impact Assessments

Information for NHSGGC Staff

If you’ve been asked to undertake an EQIA in your service area you need to book onto a Lead Reviewers training session before starting.

The following training dates are available for 2024 and will take place on MS Teams. Please click on your preferred date.

For further information, please contact equality@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

How to use the NHSGGC Interpreting Service

Our interpreting service provides a range of services and resources for patients whose first language is not English and who may need communication support in a health setting. Support is also available for patients who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind or deafblind.

It is the responsibility of NHSGGC staff to arrange interpreting support for patients using any of our healthcare services. It is therefore vital that staff know how to access the support available.

Training includes information on: how to use telephone interpreting; accessing BSL Online interpreting; booking face to face interpreters, requesting translations and direct patient access to telephone interpreting.

To book a place, please click on the link for the relevant venue, date and time.

For more information please contact equality@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

TURAS

New on Turas Learn – the ‘Equality and Diversity Zone’

NHS Education for Scotland is pleased to announce the launch of the Equality and Diversity Zone on Turas Learn, NHS Education for Scotland’s platform for learning and support resources.

The Equality and Diversity Zone provides information and resources to support people at all levels to develop knowledge and skills in equality, diversity and human rights.

The resources you find here will help you to make your practice, services and workplace more accessible and inclusive, supporting better experience and outcomes.

We host and curate content from NHS Education for Scotland, NHS Boards, and other key partners on a Once for Scotland basis to make these resources as accessible as possible.

In the zone you will find:

  • information on equality duties, human rights and related tools and topics
  • a range of educational resources, including eLearning modules, guides and frameworks.

Users can access many of the resources directly at https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/3480/equality-and-diversity.

Anyone who works or volunteers in or with the public sector in Scotland (including third/voluntary sector or if you work in care homes, care at home or day care) can sign up for a Turas account. Log in with your Turas account to access eLearning modules and record the eLearning on your personal learning record.

Whether you are a student, support worker, clinician, administrator, project manager or Board member, there will be something for everyone.

Log into the Zone and you will find learning and practice support for:

  • Augmentative and alternative communication
  • Making communication even better
  • Corporate Parenting
  • Dementia and equality
  • Deaf awareness
  • Equal Partners in Care: Carer Aware, Caring Together
  • Equality, diversity and human rights
  • Equality impact assessment and planning for equality
  • Equality law and legal duties
  • The Fairer Scotland Duty
  • Health literacy and reducing health inequalities
  • Human rights
  • Human trafficking
  • Learning disabilities and equality
  • LGBT People and Public Services: Good Practice
  • Trauma, mental health and suicide prevention