NHSGGC - Regional Services

26/11/2025

Flu Vaccine for Staff❗️
🔵Roaming vaccinators🔵

Roaming vaccinators will be moving through hospitals sites on the days listed below. Due to the nature of roaming vaccinators, vaccine availability and storage, times of when vaccinators will be on a specific ward cannot be confirmed. We appreciate your understanding. Please check in with your Chief Nurse on the day who can provide you with more information.

🗓Monday 8th December
📍Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Various wards and the Spinal Injuries Unit between 08:00–20:00)
🗓Tuesday 9th December
📍Vale of Leven (Meeting Room 5 between 08:00–16:00)
🗓Friday 12th December
📍Inverclyde Royal Hospital, (Various wards between 08:00–20:00)
Stobhill (Minor Injuries Unit, Theatres, and Recovery from 08:00–20:00)
New Victoria (Various wards between 08:00–16:00)
🗓Saturday 13th December
📍Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Various wards between 08:00–20:00)
Royal Hospital for Children (Various wards between 08:00–12:00)
🗓Sunday 14th December
📍Gartnavel and The Beatson (Various wards between 08:00–20:00)
Royal Alexandra Hospital (Various wards between 08:00–20:00)

24/11/2025

📢📢 Calling all Renal staff:
Novembers NEPHLiC is THIS Wednesday at 3pm.

See advert below.The link will be in your email as this is a closed resource.

24/11/2025

🌟 Let’s Talk Practice Education! 🌟
We're here to support all staff who work with nursing and midwifery students in practice.

Visit our Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor portal for a wealth of information, resources and CPD materials. Including role info, prep details, FAQs, narrated PowerPoints, podcasts, SWAYs, and more!

Attend our online information sessions on topics like the Practice Assessment Document, Skills & Procedures and Reasonable Adjustments. Session dates and times can be found in the portal.

🌟 ePAD Update: The introduction of the ePAD (electronic Practice Assessment Document) is underway! First-year nursing students from UoG and UWS are now using ePAD during their November/December 2025 placements. See our narrated ePAD PowerPoint presentation available on the portal to get you started and look out for local information sessions.

👉 Check out the portal here: https://www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recruitment/staff-resources/nurses-and-midwives/nurses-and-midwives-practice-education/practice-supervisor-practice-assessor-portal/

Link in with your PEF/CHEF to find out more!

Welcome to NHSGGC Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor Portal. This portal has been designed to provide information and support for those who supervise and assess learners in our practice learning environments. Practice Supervisor / Practice Assessor Role Information Preparing to become a Pract...

20/11/2025

🔵Over 100 delegates from all over Scotland attended the National Scottish Vascular Access Study Day within the Teaching and Learning Centre at the QEUH.🔵
🔵Titled: 'Future proofing vascular access'.
🔵Organised by NHSGGC Renal Vascular Access Nurses.
🔵Thanks to all of those who participated including our sponsors and stalls.

20/11/2025

🔵 Big welcome to Julia, one of our newly qualified practitioners to join Renal services! 🔵

19/11/2025

🌟The Mental Health and Wellbeing hub has lots of resources available to staff 🌟
Follow the link below for access to services such as:
🔵Mental Wellbeing
🔵Occupational health
🔵Spiritual Care
🔵Money Advice
🔵Professional Development
🔵Peer Support
🔵Active Staff
And so much more.
https://www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recruitment/staff-support-and-wellbeing/

There is also a handy support card available signposting the services available.

Active Staff All about money Carers - Information for Staff Manage your weight Occupational Health Mental Health and Wellbeing (OH) Peer Support Network (OH) Self Referrals and Counselling (OH) Self help for staff - Emotional Wellbeing Resource Stop Smoking Support - Quit Your Way Support and Inform...

13/11/2025

💛🌍 World Kindness Day 🌍💛
Our colleagues from the Institute of Neurological Sciences are celebrating today in the INS Atrium. Staff are invited to come along and access information available on Mental Health & Wellbeing Suport, Civility Saves Lives and lots of other useful resources.
There are quizes, raffle prizes and goodies for all who come along.
Here are some of the lovely staff offering their support.

13/11/2025

🔵At the end of October we held our Annual Regional Services Nursing Best Practice Event.
The purpose of this event is to share, learn and celebrate best practice across the whole of Regional Services.🎉🌟
Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed their time and shared their amazing work. Without whom, the day would not be possible.
Staff delivered presentations from all over Regional Services, sharing their hard work and celebrating achievements with the wider teams.
We had Stalls with specialist staff from Tissue Viability, Vascular Access, The Falls Team and Peer Support.💙
Staff were also invited to showcase their projects via personally created posters that were displayed throughout the day. A special mention must be given to Jane for keeping everyone energised with her fabulous tablet recipe. 🤩
Thank you again to everyone for helping make the event a success. Here are some snaps of our lovely attendees and participants. 📸

11/11/2025

✨ Let's Talk Practice Education! ✨
Newly Qualified Practitioner Pathway - Flying Start

We're excited to highlight the "Flying Start" Day 1 study sessions starting this week! These sessions are a crucial part of the NQP Pathway, designed to help our Newly Qualified Practitioners build confidence and develop in their new roles.

With sessions available at various sites throughout November and December, booking remains open via our Flying Start Portal.
(Link below 👇)

Within this portal, you'll discover a wealth of tools and guidance - whether you're an NQP yourself or supporting a newly qualified colleague.
You can also find information and booking details for :
NQP restorative clinical supervision
Webinars
Flying Start Facilitator sessions

Please visit our Flying Start Portal to book your space, access resources or contact the Practice Education Team for support and guidance:

https://www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recruitment/staff-resources/nurses-and-midwives/nurses-and-midwives-practice-education/flying-start-nhs-portal/

We can't wait to welcome you and support you on this exciting journey!

Welcome to the NHSGGC Flying Start Portal. This portal has been designed to support newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (AHPs) as they work through the Flying Start NHS® programme during their first 12 months of practice. Flying Start NHS information and NHSGGC protecte...

03/11/2025

🌟 Let’s Talk Practice Education! 🌟
Throughout this month, we’re shining a spotlight on the work of the Practice Education Team 👏
We’re kicking things off by sharing our brand-new Vision, Mission, and Strategic Priorities — take a look at our SWAY presentation here:
👉https://sway.cloud.microsoft/FvRK490jsELZmzmb?ref=Link
Stay tuned as we explore key areas including:
✨Flying Start
✨Practice Supervisor & Assessor Support (including ePAD launch)
✨Restorative Clinical Supervision
We’re excited to share, celebrate, and connect with you all.

The NHSGGC Practice Education Team was established in 2004 with the introduction of the first Practice Education Facilitators (PEF).

31/10/2025

Our Nursing team at the New Victoria Dialysis Unit held a Mcmillan coffee morning. Raising an impressive £1300. Huge thanks to those who planned, baked and bought.

Huge well done team.

28/10/2025

Its been an entire month since our Organ Donation event 2025.

Here's a recap of the day.

Huge thanks to Keys Cake Bakery for creating and donating the most delicious life like cupcakes.

Big thanks to Scottish kidney federation & Kidmey Research UK for all the resources and donations!
Keys Cake Bakery Scottish Kidney Federation