Update on internal communications survey
Following the staff survey on the current internal communication channels, we are keen to make sure that we listen and respond to your feedback.
With that in mind, we are making some changes to the Live Leadership Briefings that take place each month starting with the one scheduled for next week. You can expect to hear more around our organisational priorities, giving you the most up-to-date information about any key pieces of work taking place, and also hear more from a wide range of our executive team and place leaders. We will tell you ahead of each briefing what you can expect to hear about.
We have listened to feedback on the questions in the Live Leadership Briefings. We will be looking to focus questions on the leadership topics to avoid duplication and repetition of information that is available on the staff intranet.
Work is ongoing looking at a diary process along with investigations into ways the live leadership briefing could be further developed.
Accessing the intranet
We have been made aware that there are still a number of staff who are unable to access the intranet. If you are still struggling to log in then please email the IT team. There is a great deal of important information on the intranet so it’s important that all staff are able to view it.
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Live Leadership Briefing
Join us at the next live leadership briefing, led by our Chief Executive Mark Fisher, on Thursday, 26 January, from 9am – 10am
You should have received an invite to this event which contains the joining link, please get in touch if you haven’t.
We’ve listened to your feedback via the internal comms survey so this month’s session will have a slightly different format. We’d welcome your opinions about this after session.
This month our topics will be on finance and the current financial challenges from Kathy Roe, Deputy Chief Finance Officer, along with an update on the ICP strategy from Paul Lynch, Director of Strategy and Planning. We are also looking at other ways we can incorporate your experiences and views on an ongoing basis.
You can submit questions on finance and the strategy in the usual way and then these will then be reviewed for publishing. Please note, rude, offensive or personal comments about the presenters will not be published. Due to the volume of questions, and in order to cover as many as possible, questions will be grouped under key themes, and the most popular passed to presenters to answer in the briefing.
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Greater Manchester's winter vaccine campaign that brings flu and Covid-19 to life in the shape of two over-sized monster characters is back with a new push to highlight the ongoing 'twindemic'.
The giant characters were created to demonstrate the disruption that both viruses bring, the health threat they can cause, and the life events they can spoil for people.
The new year push of the campaign launches with additional public facing social media assets, including advice and signposting to the webpage GetMyJabGM.co.uk. By using this link, people can check their eligibility for vaccine and go directly to the national booking system or find local walk-in options.
The new assets can be downloaded via WeTransfer . Please note: this link will expire on 24 January 2023. If you require copies after this time, please email josie.webster@nhs.net.
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 Annual leave carry over
As the end of the annual leave year approaches, it is important that any remaining annual leave you have is allocated, and used, by Friday, 31 March, 2023.
The exceptions that allow some carry over annual leave into the next leave year are:
- Where annual leave could not be taken due to maternity or other long-term absences
- In exceptional circumstances, and with Senior Manager agreement, a maximum of 1 week of colleague’s entitlement (pro-rata’d where appropriate) can be carried over.
- Any historic differences in arrangements under TUPE. Details of which can be found on the final page of the Annual & Other Leave Policy.
The form to request Annual Leave carry and the Annual Leave and Other Policy are both available on the intranet.
Please check your own balance as all annual leave will be reset to zero on Saturday, 1 April. If you are a line manager, please encourage team members to check their leave balance too.
Up To Date Personal Details on ESR
A quick reminder to go on ESR to check that your personal details are up to date.
By updating your personal details, including your emergency contacts, this helps us keep you safe, particularly as we work in a hybrid pattern.
We also ask that you update your equality and diversity data as this helps us make sure that we are being fair and that staff from all backgrounds are represented.
Appraisals – Which paperwork should I be using?
It is more important than ever that we are all having good and meaningful conversations. The intranet contains information about the two options available to staff depending on role and team.
Even if you don’t have your appraisal planned, the new year is a good time to think about your goal. There are some great resources to support with this which have also been outlined on the intranet.
Mandatory training
We have been informed by NHS England that Conflict of Interest mandatory training levels 1,2 and 3 have been retired from the E-learning system and there are no plans to provide a replacement conflict of interest training module.
You may receive an automated notification generated by ESR about the removal, but you do not need to take any action.
We are conducting an appraisal on future delivery of Conflict of Interest training and will provide supporting guidance in the meantime.
Learning and development opportunity - growth company training: Step into Management
We are fully committed to supporting our line managers to feel confident in their role. There is a great opportunity for both new and aspiring managers, as well as those already in a management role, to achieve a Certificate in Leadership and Management. This certification is specifically designed to support those working in Health and Social Care. You can find out more about this opportunity by clicking the find out more link below or by contacting gmhscp.peopleservices@nhs.net and asking for further details on ‘Step into Management – The Growth Company’.
New car leasing scheme launches
Ever thought about leasing a car through salary sacrifice? Look no further than our new car leasing scheme provided by NHS Fleet Solutions. The NHS Fleet scheme offers:
- up to 20% saving on a retail lease
- a range of Ultra Low Emission and Electric Vehicles, supporting NHS GMS Net Zero commitments
- business, social and domestic use insurance, with up to four named drivers,
- servicing and tyre maintenance for the lease duration.
The scheme is flexible via a salary sacrifice arrangement, you decide on a repayment period of two or three years, and the cost is deducted out of your salary over the term of the agreement so there is no need to worry about one off costs.
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Credit Union Employee Benefit available now: Safe Savings and Debt Consolidation
We are excited to update you on the newest addition to your employee benefits package, access to safe savings and affordable debt consolidation, provided by Metro MoneyWise Credit Union.
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 Make time in your day for health and wellbeing
Greater Manchester Moving Conference: Active Lives For All
The first in-person GM Moving Conference since 2019 is taking place on Friday, 3 February, at the Etihad Stadium. The conference will bring together partners from a diverse range of sectors to celebrate the amazing efforts of enabling people to move more.
Confirmed speakers include Andy Burnham, Mayor of GM, Dame Sarah Storey, GM Active Travel Commissioner, and Tim Hollingsworth, Sport England Chief Executive. You can find out more on the Greater Manchester Moving website
 Five year plan to improve maternity and neonatal services in Greater Manchester
In Greater Manchester, some of our maternity outcome measures are not where we need them to be. Stillbirth rates, for example, increased during the pandemic and we have not yet seen them return to pre-pandemic levels or align with national averages. We know that some people in our region are experiencing disproportionately worse outcomes, based on their circumstances or protected characteristics, such as ethnicity, faith, belief, sexual orientation and disability.
A broad group of stakeholders, including people who use services, have been involved in developing an action plan that describes the things we will do over the next five years to improve maternity outcome measures and address health inequalities in Greater Manchester
A summary of the plan and the full document are available to view on the intranet.
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Supporting women and girls against Gender Based Violence
The Health and Justice Team is working with a range of partners including Greater Manchester Police, colleagues from local authorities, Members of Parliament (MPs) and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to meet the aims set out by Mayor Andy Burnham in the 10-Year Gender Based Violence Strategy.
The team is working on promoting good role model behaviours for boys and men, supporting the trauma experienced by women and girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation, and working alongside GMMH to deliver a pilot for victims of sexual assault.
You can read more about the fantastic work that the team are doing on the intranet. If you have any questions or would like to collaborate with the team then contact Lucy Sutcliffe or Nazia Rehman.
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People who use urgent care services in Trafford asked to share their experiences
Trafford residents are being encouraged to share their experiences and views of urgent care services in the borough. This is to ensure that services safely meet the needs of the borough’s population.
You can find out more about urgent care services and if you are eligible to take part in the survey on the intranet. The deadline for the survey is Tuesday, 14 February, 2023.
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Appointment of Associate Medical Directors in Tameside and Manchester
Tameside and Manchester have now both appointed to the positions of Associate Medical Director.
Dr Ashwin Ramachandra has been appointed to the role at Tameside. Manchester has appointed two Associate Medical Directors. Dr Murugesan Raja will be taking up the position of Associate Medical Director for Clinical Quality and Dr Sarah Follon has been appointed to Associate Medical Director for Transformation and Delivery.
The Associate Medical Directors will support Dr Manisha Kumar, Chief Medical Officer at a Greater Manchester level, as well as providing clinical leadership in their localities.
You can find out more about the Associate Medical Director appointments on the intranet.
Appointment of Deputy Place Based Lead for Manchester
Tom Hinchcliffe has now taken up the post of Deputy Place Based Lead for Manchester. Tom’s previous role was Deputy Director for Public Services in the Cabinet Office’s Economic and Domestic Secretariat and he has previously worked with Ministers on health and social care integration, tackling health inequalities, and addressing Covid-related public sector backlogs.
Tom is currently working through a robust handover with David Regan, who has done a wonderful job as Manchester’s Interim Deputy Place Based Lead over the past few months.
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 Take your runs in the right direction - join the NHS GM Running Team
A new NHS GM running club is being set up by Matthew Dearden who is looking for fellow runners to put their best foot forward.
Matthew, who is a Technical Architect, will be running the Manchester 10k in May and is looking for other runners who might want to join an NHS GM team. You don’t have to be super fit or an Olympic athlete to join the team, just that you are willing to encourage and support colleagues. If that sounds like you then Matthew is keen to hear from you.
Matthew has created a Teams’ form so please fill it in.
Register your interest
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Deputy Chief Nursing Officer joins the GM Nursing and Quality Team
Anita Rolfe has started as the Deputy Chief Nursing Office for NHS Greater Manchester on 1 January.
Anita has worked as an Executive Nurse in several board level roles and brings an extensive portfolio of nursing experience that covers acute, primary, community and mental health services in both a provider and commissioner capacity. Anita will be leading the delivery of the GM Strategic Quality Functions as we recover from the pandemic and develop our integrated care system, by working collaboratively with all localities.
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