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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In this edition of the Interface update, you’ll find:
• Colleagues give us a peek behind the scenes at the FNC+Plus
• Sign up for another chance to Ask Us Anything
• Checking in on the paediatric pilot at the FNC+Plus
• Local children help bring NHSGGC patient flow to life
• We welcome two new clinical directors to the team
• Opportunity to join the team
This Message from the Chief Executive, Professor Jann Gardner, details how all NHSGGC newborns are now screened for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Topics in this Core Brief:• Catch Your Breath – Stress Awareness Month – April 2026
• Turas Appraisal – Important update on Account Reset requirements for new staff
• Workforce Systems downtime
William Edwards appointed Chief Executive of NHS Fife
Topics in this Core Brief:
• eESS Downtime
• Active Staff Spring 2026 Walking Challenge – Registration Open
• Endometriosis Awareness Month – find out more about the condition affecting one in ten women in Scotland and visit the stall today
• Introduction to Copilot Standard for NHSGGC staff
• iMatter in Action: Celebrating team progress across NHSGGC
Topics in this Core Brief include:
• Celebrating our nurses and midwives as we mark the first year of Leading the Way
• Reminder: GGC Resident Doctor Wellbeing Day this Wednesday
• Reduced Working Week – 9 days to go!
• My PDP&R – Making the Most of the PDP&R Process
• A new look for NHSGGC core statutory and mandatory modules on LearnPro: Once for Scotland modules
Topics in this Core Brief include:
• Who will you choose? Learn the stories behind the names for the new home of the FNC+Plus and Virtual Hospital
• The Patient Experience Public Involvement Team – Bitesize Videos Focus Groups
• Drive a new electric or hybrid car with our Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
Topics in this Core Brief include: NHSGGC earns national recognition for advancing gender equality in the workplace; Reduced Working Week – 13 days to go!; and Training opportunity in British Sign Language (BSL).
Topics in this Core Brief include: My PDP&R in March; Medic Peer Support Hub – In-Person Training Day; and Raising awareness of falls risk patients.
This issue of Core Brief includes: A summary of the NHSGGC Board Meeting held on Thursday 26 February.
Topics in this Core Brief include: Update to Retail Catering Prices – From 1 April 2026; Tell us about your Engagement and Involvement work — Overview Report 2025/26; Public Protection Service: New training sessions; and NHSGGC Spiritual Care: First Annual Report 2024-25.
Topics in this Core Brief include: Upcoming Disclosure Scotland changes; PDP&R – Turas Appraisal System Downtime; The NHSGGC Staff Bursary – now live; Supporting staff with time to attend health appointments; and Meet the Patient Experience Public Involvement Team.
Topics in this Core Brief include:
• Report from the Health and Safety Forum
Topics in this Core Brief include: Message from the Scottish Government in relation to the recent developments in the Middle East; Get your flu vaccine before the winter programme ends; Reduced Working Week – 20 days to go!; Publication of Polypharmacy Guidance: appropriate prescribing, making medicines safe, effective and sustainable 2026–2029; and Once for Scotland Phase 2.2 Awareness Sessions – Follow up.
In this edition of the Interface update, you’ll find:
• Dive into the data: Virtual Hospital and FNC+Plus
• NHS24 Paediatric Pilot goes live in the Flow Navigation Centre Plus (FNC+Plus)
• Re-name the new home for the Virtual Hospital and FNC+Plus – have your say!
• Pathway Spotlight: Call Before You Convey
• ICYMI: Ask Us Anything responses
Topics in this Core Brief include: Let’s talk about… Tired? Understanding and improving your sleep; Invitation: Virtual Group Consultation for Menopause; Training opportunity – Introduction to Health Literacy – 27 April 2026; World Delirium Awareness Day 2026 is here! and Support for staff who smoke.
Topics in this Core Brief include: Listening to our patients; Stand up against Hate Crime; Have your say on Scottish Government social survey data! and Union Street fire.
Topics in this Core Brief include: Have your say: Help us name the new home for the FNC+Plus and Virtual Hospital; Information Governance and Data Protection Training; Become a Peer Supporter – 2026 Peer Support Training dates; and GGC Medicines Update.
Topics in this Core Brief include:
• Supporting Staff Health and Wellbeing
• Supporting Patient Experience and Involvement: Resources for staff
• Patient Engagement and Public Involvement – Lunchtime Learning Sessions now LIVE!
• International Women’s Day 2026 – ‘Give To Gain’
Topics in this Core Brief include: FOI Guidance Portal on SharePoint; Healthcare Support Worker routes to Pre-Registration Nursing Programme (PRNP) – Applications now open; New e-learning available: GGC: 362 Promoting Attendance; Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship **APPLICATION CLOSING DATE – Friday 20 March 2026 by 5.00pm**; and Care Home Collaborative – March newsletter.
Topics in this Core Brief include: Reduced Working Week – 28 days to go!; Looking after yourself and others session – Monday 23 March 2.00pm; Public Protection Service: New Learning and Education Training Sessions; and Former NHSGGC Clinical Scientist’s weight loss journey shines a light on Weight Management support.
Topics in this Core Brief include: Changes to MHO Contact Number – Glasgow City; NHSGGC Staff Bursary opens for 2026/27 applications; Supporting Safety, Equality and Career Progression at NHSGGC with the Professional Administration Transformation (PAT) Programme; and Weight Management Service webpage update.
Topics in this Core Brief include:
• Support for staff affected by international events
• eEES Update – AfC Reduced Working Week hours from 1 April 2026
• Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Continuous Personal Development (CPD) week
• NHSGGC Statement on access to weight loss medications
• Active Bystander Training
• LGBTQ+ Staff Forum hosts Blue Light Event as part of LGBTQ+ History Month
Topics in this Core Brief include:
• Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Bulletin