Staff Q&A: Ask Adam - Episode 1

Today we are pleased to bring you the reintroduced staff Q&A with Adam Coldwells joining us for the his first session since becoming the interim NHS Grampian Chief Executive.

Pressures across the system, bed numbers, diagnosis delays and rota policies are among the topics Adam addresses in the today's Q&A.

We received more than 30 questions in less than 48 hours so we were unable to answer all of them on screen but we've tried to put as many as possible to Adam. Those that didn't receive an on screen answer will get a direct response via email shortly.

As always, we appreciate most people like to dip into the questions that are of interest to them, so we have included time stamps below to each question to allow you to do so.

00:45 30 Years at NHSG - Adam's background
01:50 Adam's priorities as Chief Executive
09:33 Will the shuttle buses return to their previous timetable on NHS Grampian sites?
12:24 Bed numbers, "corridor care", MIU and the impact on ED
17:04 Will the finance for the extra beds promised in the bed base review be forthcoming?
20:21 Has there been a shift away from the formal disciplinary process in favour of early/informal resolution?
25:43 Diagnosis delays for neurodivergent people and ADHD and Autism in particular and the impact on healthcare staff**
29:25 Longstanding temporary staff not converting to permanent staff after 4 years in breach of NHSG policy?
31:02 Why has there been no financial/managerial support to the discharge hub yet when our delayed discharges are causing so many problems?
32:53 Given the dire financial situation, would it not be more transparent to have a more stark message of us having to consider our service delivery levels to try and balance the books?
38:51 Can the Aroma Café at ED entrance open 24 hours?
41:07 Could families of healthcare staff be eligible under next years vaccination programme?
42:54 NHSG Rota systems, policy and no adequate time between shifts especially night and day shifts
46:03 Would it be possible for RACH on call staff to have dedicated parking in an area at the bottom of the shale car park?

** More information on the NHS Grampian staff equalities network, their work, information resources and events is available at https://www.nhsgrampian.org/about-us/...

If you'd like to ask Adam a question or provide feedback, send an email to [email protected] (Please indicate if you would like your question to be anonymous).

An audio (podcast) version of this episode is available to listen to on SoundCloud:   / staff-qa-ask-adam-episode-1-audio