10/10/2023

GGC COVID-19 and Scotland COVID-19 toolkits archived.

MyPsych restructured as part of migration to new RDS platform.

20/09/2023

Updated versions of A guide to delirium care in the time of COVID-19 and Covid-19 delirium care for critical care and ITU stepdown added.

No changes to clinical content in updated guidelines.

06/07/2023

COVID-19 & cognitive impairment guidance removed as now archived by Clinical Governance.

Updated following sections of student toolkit:

Psychiatric assessment, tools, guidelines (most recent guidelines for child protection, delirium, ADHD, BPAD and perinatal removed as out of date). Link to ICD11 codes now available, and non working links now fixed.

Updated version of Covid-19 Weekend Process for Registering MCCD added.

No changes to clinical content in updated guideline.

GGC COVID-19 guidance Patients in Non-Critical Care areas (Don't Forget Thromboprophylaxis) and Symptom Control and Palliative Care links to Guidance and Contacts both archived.  Managing delirium in COVID-19 updated with COVID-specific delirium care guidance, and BGS Good Practice Guide link checked for currency, in both GGC and Scotland COVID-19 toolkits.

No change to BGS Good Practice Guide.

Updated versions of Covid-19 in the older adult and Covid-19 Named Staff Reusable Visor Instructions added.

No changes to clinical content in updated guidelines.

Updates to PICASSO and RAPID study information in recruiting studies section

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Research Endowment Funding call 2022/23, this is specifically to support early-stage researchers. 

Updated version of Covid-19 Resources to support Psychological First Aid with Older People added.

No changes to clinical content in updated guideline.

Innovation fellowships funding call targeted at early career career clinical staff (non-consultant grade doctors, dentists, NMAHPs and Healthcare scientists) across NHS Scotland. 

Updated UoG student section with up to date teaching timetables, logbooks and Lanarkshire placement information. 

GGC COVID Good nutrition and hydration can make a difference guidance archived.

Updated version of COVID-19 WOS Inter Hospital Transfer SOP, Critically Unwell Adult added

No changes to clinical content in updated guideline.

Recruitment figures updated across recruiting studies. Funding calls added to funding for personal development

Updated GG&C biorepository link and information leaflet added to Research Toolkit STA section.

Due to change in GGC website, link needed to be updated.

Updated versions of COVID cognitive impairment and COVID how to clean your eye protection added, and COVID pneumonia escalation plan archived.

No changes to clinical content in updated guidelines.

Remote Approaches to Psychosocial Intervention Delivery (RAPID): a multi-arm, multi-stage Randomised Controlled Trial now active

Ukraine refugee psychological wellbeing pack links added to My Clinical Resources under Doctors in Training toolkit.

Update to recruiting studies, staff studies section for projects that recruit staff as participants.

New treatment trial for patients with schizophrenia, CONNEX-3, added and new 'transdiagnostic' section included in recruiting studies section.

Addition of new trial (ASD, psychosis, depression) to recruiting studies. Recruitment target information added to studies.

Red, amber and green recruitment rates added to each project. Addition of urgent referrals request.

Symptom Control and Palliative Care links to Guidance and Contacts for NHSGGC updated to version 4 on the GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

AVATAR 2 trial added to recruiting studies

Archived COVID-19 research section and research matching presentations. Added Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility to training section.

GGC COVID-19 toolkit - Death, Dying & Bereavement guidance removed as now archived by Clinical Governance, MCCD weekend registration guidance updated, Staff Reusable Visor guidance updated.

No changes to clinical content for updated guidance.

NHS Scotland Innovation Fellowships added to funding for personal development. Details of NRS MHN annual conference added to save the date in Events section

Information on West of Scotland Rape and Sexual Assault Service added to My Career & Doctors in Training toolkits.

Self-referral now available.

Postgraduate Psychiatric Training toolkit renamed to 'Doctors in Psychiatry Training'.

"Postgraduate Psychiatric Training" - "My Teaching" and "My Training Resources" sections merged to form "My Teaching and Training Resources" 

New Section "Hospital-Specific Information" created, with 5 sub-headings "Dykebar", "Gartnavel", "Inverclyde", "Leverndale" and "Stobhill" (populated with relevant information)

COVID-19 in older adults guidance updated to version 2

No change to clinical content

"Welcome" page content changed, to include details of MyPsych content and an email address to report problems/suggest changes.

Tips for Certifying Doctors when completing a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) added to GGC & Scotland COVID-19 toolkits.

GGC COVID-19 guidance on how to take blood samples removed as now archived by Clinical Governance.

"Induction Handbook - Stobhill", "Duty Doctor Presentation - Stobhill", "ECT - Stobhill" and "Admission Proforma - Stobhill" added to Oncall Section in Clinical Resources

Induction Handbook - Inverclyde added to Oncall Section in My Clinical Resources

Update to GGC COVID-19 Talking to relatives guidance

Updates to sections in Research Toolkit - removal of expired funding calls and movement of ATP trial from upcoming to active in recruitment

NRS Career Research Fellowships 2021 call 

Various Acute COVID-19 guidance updated within GGC COVID-19 toolkit

No changes to clinical content

Medical Research Foundation Launchpad Grants in Mental Health

Update to funding personal development section - CSO clinical academic fellowship call 

Choose Psychiatry in Scotland brochure added to Student toolkit.

NHSGGC Acute COVID-19 guidelines updated (how to clean eye protection, pneumonia treatment escalation plan, resource guide for professionals, psychological first aid with older people) - no changes to clinical content.

TRIUMPH network added to events section. Co-production webinar free event added.

Covid-19 Discharging from hospital stepdown of infection prevention and control precautions & Covid-19 Older Peoples Mental Health Inpatient Wards Staff Support Service both removed from GGC COVID-19 toolkit as archived by Clinical Governance.

Transgender Healthcare Storytime video added to Student toolkit.

NRS MHN annual meeting save the date added

"Common Psychiatric Presentations" folder added to Oncall in Post-Grad Toolkit, with 5 sub-entries "Wernicke Korsokoffs Syndrome", "Water Intoxication", "Refeeding Syndrome", "Lithium Toxicity" and "Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome"

Link to 14th ed. of Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines added to Medicines Companion, Postgraduate Psychiatric Training and Student Toolkits.

Guide to making referrals to forensic services added to postgrad toolkit.

Protocol for assessment/admission of community Forensic patients added to oncall in postgrad toolkit

Forensic Psychology (STAR) added to My Clinical Resources in postgrad toolkit

Night Porter Security Info - Dykebar Hospital (renfrewshire) added to oncall section of PostGrad Toolkit.

GP and FY2 Teaching Program (West of Scotland) added to My Teaching Resources in PostGrad Toolkit

IHTT (Intenisve Home Treatment Team) - Dykebar Hospital (Renfrewshire) added to Oncall Section of PostGrad Toolkit

Useful number when on call - Dykebar Hospital (renfrewshire) added to post-grad toolkit

Psychotherapy Training and Balint - Dykebar Hospital and Inverclyde added to postgrad toolkit.

Internal Teaching Program - Dykebar Hospital (Renfrewshire) added to postgrad toolkit

Royal Alexandra Hospital Paisley site Map added to postgrad toolkit

Dykebar site map added to postgrad toolkit

Duty Doctor presentation - Dykebar Hospital (Renfrewshire) added to Postgrad toolkit.

Link to GGC Therapeutic Handbook- Reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression added to Medicines companion toolkit

MCCD weekend process for registration guidance updated, and Symptom control and palliative care links guidance added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

New training course added to training section in Research Toolkit - UWS Introduction to Health Research

New recruiting study, FSAREP, added to recruiting studies in Research Toolkit

Updates to Research Toolkit - removal of outdated information (closed studies and expired funding calls), addition of updated information for Cochrane Systematic review and EQUATOR network

Updates to events section - addition of AVATAR 2 Glasgow event

Removal of expired events and addition of AVATAR Glasgow event

Use of a second staff member 'runners' to deliver medication to the patient added to Medicines Companion toolkit.

MWC advice note on COVID-19 vaccine added to GGC COVID-19 and Scotland COVID-19 toolkits.

Clozapine and COVID-19 vaccination guidance added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

A guide for healthcare staff self-testing for coronavirus using a Lateral Flow Device (LFD) poster added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

Time out and pass – Christmas Day and Tier 4 - update to Briefing 3 added to Organisation section under useful information.

Guidance on significantly limiting time out or pass – and extended isolation.

Contacts Directory updated.

Contacts Directory updated.

New Clinical Psychology section added to Research Toolkit Covid-19 

Choose Psychiatry in Scotland Welcome Pack added to Student Toolkit

New clinical psychology section added

New covid and non covid funding calls released

Psychiatrist’s Guidance & Record of Statutory, Mandatory and Essential Training Nov 2020 added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

Closed funding calls in Research Toolkit (covid 19 funding and funding for personal development) have been removed. 

Royal College of Psychiatrists guide for trainees observing tribunals added to Postgraduate Psychiatric Training toolkit

Funding opportunity for CPD and Clinical Training, information found in Funding Personal Development section of Research Toolkit.

UK Government Coronavirus PPE Hub link added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit and Scotland COVID-19 toolkit.

Scottish Government interim guidance on extended use of face masks and face coverings added to Scotland COVID-19 toolkit.

ADRS Alcohol Use Disorder Guidance and Guidance on time out of hospital for inpatients removed from GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

ADRS guidance on breathalyser use during COVID-19 pandemic added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

GGC NEWS2 assessment guidance link added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

Online training section added to Training in Research Toolkit

Scottish Government interim guidance on extended use of face masks and face coverings, plus new NHSGGC infection control recommendations for remobilisation of services added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

Contacts Directory updated to include Learning Disabilities, ARDS, PCMHT & Forensic.

Newly added to the Medicines Companion: Guidance for clozapine re-titration following a treatment break.

Also available as PDF in A-Z section.

Funding section in Research Toolkit - Funding for Personal Development updated

Addition of 'Research Matching Presentations August 2020' to Guidance section in Research Toolkit

Obsolete AGP poster removed from GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

Updated guidance on Clinical Evaluation of suspected COVID patients available in GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

Updated advice on ECT added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

Newly added to the Medicines Companion: Pathways now available in Antipsychotic combination/augmentation, Depot algorithm, Depot & LAI good practice, Clozapine therapeutic drug monitoring, Clozapine and constipation, Clozapine and smoking, Valproate pregnancy prevention programme and Administration of medicines outwith prescribed times. 

Newly added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit: resources for professionals from Older People's Psychology service, Older people's mental health inpatient ward staff support service, Psychological First Aid for Older People; change to process of requesting a second opinion from MWC.

Newly added to Scotland COVID-19 toolkit: change to process of requesting a second opinion from MWC.

Update to Clinical Evaluation of suspected COVID-19 patients guide within GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

Removal of briefing note for community residential settings from GGC COVID-19 toolkit as no longer current. See HPS guidance added below.

Newly added to GGC & Scotland COVID-19 toolkits HPS guidance for domiciliary care and for secondary care (see links under HPS section).

Update to HPS video on taking an upper respiratory tract sample within GGC COVID-19 toolkit.

Newly added to GGC COVID-19 toolkit: CPR AGP guidance; COVID-19 in older adults.

Newly added to GGC & Scotland COVID-19 toolkits:HPS step down guidance for infection control precautions and discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital to residential settings.