NHS Greater Manchester

Calling all NHS GM staff. All we want for Christmas (and beyond) is to hear from you! We know how important it is that we communicate well with you. That’s why we evaluate our internal communications to make sure we are getting information to you in the best way for you. Head to the staff intranet to complete our latest internal communications survey. We want you to be honest as your views do make a difference. After your feedback from the last survey we made several changes including: - Better promotion of important topics and shorter articles in the ‘Keep Connected’ staff newsletter, with more detailed information on the intranet. - Introducing the ‘Take a Sec with an Exec’ leadership blog. - Making live leadership briefing more interactive. The survey is open until January 31.

Next week we’ll be focusing our efforts on supporting people across Greater Manchester to navigate health services over the bank holiday. We'll be sharing lots of information so they can: - be prepared for common illnesses with over-the-counter medicines - know the pharmacy Bank Holiday opening times - know the appropriate urgent care services including dental, eyecare and mental wellbeing. There's lots more on our Get to Know Where to Go page: https://lnkd.in/exSGZ-79 You can also download and share our Bank Holiday social media toolkit from our Campaign Resource Centre: https://lnkd.in/eNKXkWdn #GTKWTG #NHS #GreaterManchester Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board

How time flies! We can't believe that we are already up to day five of our 12 days to Christmas countdown. Head over to our FB and Instagram pages to see some of the projects and good news stories from throughout the year that we've featured so far. #GreaterManchester #Christmas

Good morning! Hope you all had a restful weekend? We've got lots coming up on our socials this week - our locality focus on ICP is Outstanding Oldham, so don't forget to tag us in to your posts and send us your Oldham photos! We're also counting down your top social moments of the year, there's our advent calendar on NHS GM channels with our highlights and best bits, plus we'll be honouring some healthcare heroes who will be keeping the region safe and well while most of us are tucking in to our turkey on Christmas day. All that and we've still got presents to wrap - it's going to be a busy week! #localityfocus #outstandingoldham #christmasheroes #adventcalendar #nhs #greatermanchester

We're getting into the festive spirit by celebrating the things we've loved this year. Each day we're featuring some of our favourite projects and stories in our 12 days to Christmas countdown. Check it out on the NHS GM Facebook and Instagram pages. #NHS #GreaterManchester #Christmas

Important winter health message – please share and support! A tidal wave of flu infections has led to a 49% increase in hospital cases in Greater Manchester in the last seven days. In our news post published today – we are urging anyone eligible for flu (and other winter vaccines) to please get vaccinated as soon as possible. We want you to avoid “festive flu” when mixing over the Christmas break to protect the elderly and most vulnerable people in our communities. There are loads of places you can get vaccinated. We will post some links in our comments. Please share with family and friends. #Flu #Hospitals #Winter #Pressures #GetWinterStrong

Having enough medication to get you through the festive period is really important as GP practices and pharmacies will have different opening hours over this time. You can read more on this and other services that will be available in this time here - https://lnkd.in/ebmvhj-i

It's great to be among the organisations at today's Green Summit 2024 in Salford organised by Greater Manchester Combined Authority. There's lots of workshops, panels and exhibition stands, and we are looking forward to taking part in the 'using communications to drive change for our planet' workshop. Hosted by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, the event is bringing together people and organisations who are determined to help Greater Manchester meet its ambitious goals for the environment. There's a live stream if you want to find out more https://lnkd.in/expwm9Su #GMGreenSummit #GreaterManchester

The locality focus on the ICP social channels this week is Spectacular Stockport - if you live or work in Stockport and have something you want us to highlight, you can tag us in or drop the digital team an email - gmhscp.digital@nhs.net. We'd love to share your Stockport photos as well! #SpectacularStockport #LocalityFocus #PartnershipWorking

Russ from Rochdale is the face of a new campaign to encourage more people affected by cancer to volunteer as patient or carer representatives. The Greater Manchester Cancer Voices Community connects people with lived experience of the disease with healthcare professionals working to improve services. By listening to insights from patients and their carers, we can better understand how to best support people in the future. The new Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance campaign highlights how people can get involved. You could help by sharing your story, improving training for healthcare professionals or giving your opinion on pathway boards. There are virtual and face to face options to suit you. No matter your needs, lifestyle, or interests, there's a way for you to share your point of view. Learn more about the new campaign: https://bit.ly/40TMrbw #GMCancerVoices The Christie NHS Foundation Trust