We’re looking for future Non-Executive Board Members from a range of backgrounds, with a range of skills, experiences and perspectives. Share this opportunity and help us spread the word. www.nhsgrampian.org/about-us/grampian-nhs-board/the-non-executive-board @alisonevison.bsky.social

Ever wondered what the NHS Grampian Board actually does? It helps shape the future of healthcare across our communities — and you could be part of it. 👉 Find out more: www.nhsgrampian.org/about-us/grampian-nhs-board/the-non-executive-board #TeamGrampian #ProudToBeNHSG @alisonevison.bsky.social

#VolunteersWeek A message from Alison Evison and Laura Skaife-Knight. #VolunteersWeekScot #Volunteering #VolunteerAppreciation #ThankYouVolunteers #TeamGrampian #ProudToBeNHSG @alisonevison.bsky.social

What makes a good Non-Executive Board Member? Formal qualifications aren’t essential. We’re looking for people who can bring insight, perspective and constructive challenge. www.nhsgrampian.org/about-us/grampian-nhs-board/the-non-executive-board #ProudToBeNHSG #TeamGrampian

What does a Non-Executive Board Member do? They shape healthcare in Grampian—providing independent oversight, fresh perspectives, and representing the public while championing transparency and patient voice. www.nhsgrampian.org/about-us/grampian-nhs-board/the-non-executive-board #TeamGrampian

#NoMowMay - letting the daisies and dandelions and clovers grow while supporting bees and butterflies And that’s all good for us too! An initiative supported across @nhsgrampian.bsky.social over the last few years #sustainability

Just renewed my hand hygiene certification this World Hand Hygiene Day #ActionSavesLives Every hand hygiene moment matters for staff, the people we care for and visitors across our services. Is your certification up to date? @nhsgrampian.bsky.social

Womens Football Pioneers! Churchill College Cambridge In 1983 we were just a group of friends who came together as a football team. But pioneering we certainly were! Proud of what we achieved, led by Heather & Mary #womensports #WomensHistoryMonth #BreakingBarriers #womensupportingwomen

Thinking of the staff of STV North who are facing real uncertainty. STV North has been important in helping communities understand what’s happening around them & has reported on our public services. Local people can have their say in the future of STV North. Consultation details: lnkd.in/eEbAYpcF

Listening to staff experiences & learning from them, such an important part of my role @NHSGrampian.bsky.social Grateful for valuable conversations with staff in Maternity/Neo-natal today & earlier in Dec. Appreciative of the professional care given by all staff, with families clearly at the centre

Visiting ARI today, @NHSGrampian.bsky.social, I admired again The Ripple Effect honouring those who gave the gift of life through organ donation. Generosity - Love - Hope Hopefully this fantastic artwork will encourage others to discuss organ donation with their families #OrganDonation

1/2 Our Chair, Alison Evison, and our Chief Executive, Laura Skaife-Knight, are extending heartfelt thanks on behalf of the board to staff, our partners, and communities across Grampian. @alisonevison.bsky.social

Very 🙏 to have the opportunity to attend my breast screening appointment close to home due to the mobile van @NHSGrampian.bsky.social Routine screening doesn’t stop anyone getting breast cancer, but it’s the best way to spot cancers at an early stage when they’re easier to treat. lnkd.in/ePnUa-JB

Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting Dennis Johnstone @NHSGrampian.bsky.social, prize-winning poet whose work “White Face, Foreign Hands” was recently published. lnkd.in/ee7EpC49 Such a powerful way of reflecting on experiences in our hospitals.

It was good to listen to staff at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital @NHSGrampian.bsky.social on Friday, putting on a mask to visit. Good to see masks available for visitors, but If you have a cough, sneeze or runny nose or recent diarrhoea/vomiting, please don’t visit hospitals or care homes 🙏

Case for building Scotland’s first deep geothermal heating plant grows as NHS Grampian calls for partnership approach. www.nhsgrampian.org/news/2025/november/case-for-building-scotlands-first-deep-geothermal-heating-plant-grows-as-nhs-grampian-calls-for-partnership-approach @townrock.bsky.social

Congratulations Kathleen - also a valued Non-Executive on the Board of @nhsgrampian.bsky.social

Pleased to attend the @NHSGrampian.bsky.social #Psychology All Staff Conference this month. Great to experience a Schwartz round at the start, a real focus on staff well-being. Inspiring insights too into how psychologists work in a preventative way, despite the pressures of waiting lists.

Lovely day at University of Aberdeen where I discussed the challenges facing health/care with students on the MSc programme Politics & Public Policy. A great opportunity to discuss sustainability, prevention and collaboration. Much interest in Community Appointment Days @nhsgrampian.bsky.social

Aberdeen Blood Donor Centre Foresterhill @NHSGrampian.bsky.social is open (by appointment) despite the orange boards. Today I heeded the call for blood donations: lovely staff welcoming, straight-forward process, and a tea-cake to follow. Please consider donating - scotblood.co.uk/giving-blood/

Anti Slavery Day October 18th. Spot the signs of modern slavery and report: www.scotland.police.uk/advice-and-i...

We’re committed to our Anti-Racism Strategy @nhsgrampian.bsky.social & to working to deliver on it. Grampian Empowered Multi-Cultural Staff Group led a discussion on the BMA’s Race Equality in Medicine Survey with concerning findings about the experience of racism in Scotland. We need to do more!

NHS Grampian is showing its commitment to the health and wellbeing of staff by becoming the first health board to sign @themigrainetrust.bsky.social's workplace pledge. Read more: www.nhsgrampian.org/news/2025/ju...

Following a competitive recruitment process, NHS Grampian today announced the appointment of Laura Skaife-Knight as its new chief executive: www.nhsgrampian.org/news/2025/ju...

Impressed to see how @NHSGrampian.bsky.social Involving You teams are taking information on screening & vaccination programmes to our diverse local communities, using #digital to share films on tablets with information on specific services. #innovation #engagement #Prevention #PopulationHealth

Thank you 🙏 to Midwives @NHSGrampian.bsky.social Maternity Services & colleagues from @NHSGPIMHS @NHSGinvolvingU @NHSGEqualities for being at @AberdeenMosqueandIslamicCentre Eid on the Terrace in #Aberdeen. Great to be out encouraging health screening & talking about support around pregnancy

Lovely today to spend time meeting staff at DrGrays_Elgin @NHSGrampian.bsky.social, having lunch in the friendly canteen and hearing about the great enthusiasm to develop integration and to share innovative ideas. Impressed by these welcome boards too!

A fantastic day with Team @NHSGrampian.bsky.social at #GrampianPride #ProudToBeNHSG . An honour to walk together with staff and meet more colleagues from across our organisation - from Fraserburgh to Aberdeen. #InclusionMatters 🙏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The least I could do was personally sign a certificate for each of our @NHSGrampian.bsky.social long-serving #volunteers to acknowledge, celebrate 🎉and 🙏thank them for fantastic service, making a real difference to patient care #VolunteersWeek25 #ThankYouVolunteers #ProudToBeNHSG

I visited the new #Palestine Museum, Dundas Street Edinburgh where powerful and memorable images tell the Palestinian story through artwork. Particularly striking is the testimony from Dr Khalil Khalistan, committed to looking after the wounded and dying in Gaza. In memory of Child 991.

Marking 31 May #WhiteArmbandDay On 31 May 1992, a radio message across Prijedor in Bosnia instructed all Bosnian Muslims to wear white armbands & hang white sheets from their houses, making them targets for the Serb campaign of ethnic cleansing srebrenica.scot/2025/05/31/w...

1/3 🚲🏥 We were delighted to welcome Ralph Roberts to our headquarters at Summerfield House today.

Proud of the teams @NHSGrampian.bsky.social who helped deliver our #AntiRacism Strategy, showing real leadership. Acknowledging this is on-going work, including being inclusive & curious about all the cultures which we are privileged to have within NHSG & celebrating alongside colleagues

#NoMowMay! 💚🌸🦋 Alison Evison, Chair of the Board of NHS Grampian, is once again underlining her support for letting the grass grow at this important time for the bugs emerging for the spring. Read more: www.nhsgrampian.org/about-us/sus... @alisonevison.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Honoured to carry the May Day banner at the AberdeenTUC March today. Great to see such a strong turnout to celebrate the workers of the world. Memorable words from Tommy Campbell at the rally : “The only wars we should be fighting are the war on poverty and the war against attacks on human rights.”

📢 Public Holiday - 21/04/25 #Easter 📢 Ill health is unwelcome at any time, but particularly during holidays. This guide will help you stay well and get the #RightCareRightPlace if you need it. www.nhsinform.scot/care-support-and-rights/nhs-services/using-the-nhs/health-advice-for-public-holidays

North Scotland among highest rates of Huntington's- research by @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social @nhsgrampian.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

More babies to be born in Moray as C-sections return to Dr Gray’s

🌙 🕌 Inclusion is on the menu for #Eid at NHS Grampian www.nhsgrampian.org/news/2025/april/inclusion-is-on-the-menu-for-eid-at-nhs-grampian #ProudToBeNHSG 📸: Our catering team, staff, board members, & guests from Aberdeen Mosque & Islamic Centre. @alisonevison.bsky.social @lizzipower.bsky.social

Great to see how the Neurodiverse Employee Group (NEG) @nhsgrampian.bsky.social has grown. So much to learn from them & from the advocacy of our Neurodiversity Champion. Grateful this week to join them at a session on Neurodiversity & The #Menopause, to mark #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek.

Some quiet moments of reflection in the chapels of ARI & RACH @NHSGrampian.bsky.social #coviddayofreflection #COVIDー19 🙏 to the #SpiritualCare team for creating space for thought throughout this March, five years on. Individually & collectively we have borne, continue to bear, so much 🥰

On #InternationalWomensDay reflecting on all the tremendous women @NHSGrampian.bsky.social who are delivering services everyday; supporting each other so we can each be our best selves; working in partnership with colleagues across the system to promote & develop women’s health and wellbeing

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the updated Health & Transport Action Plan for the NHS Grampian region. Aiming to: 🚶‍♂️🚴‍♀️ Support active travel 🌍 Reduce travel impacts on health/environment 🏥 Improve access to health/social care services #HTAP2025 #HealthAndTransport

Today we commemorate #HolocaustMemorialDay Remembering people killed for who they were. But are we learning - learning how prejudice and then hate can escalate? And can we each do more to prevent it? #HMD2025. 🕯️ #LightTheDarkness for #HolocaustMemorialDay

Delighted to join this Pillow Talk event on Sat 8 February 12-3pm for the opening of the Period Place Hub🥹🤭 Conversations on Menopause, Fibroids, Career & Enterprise. @nhsgrampian.bsky.social Aberdeen City HSCP Details from theperiodplace.co.uk

Widening minds; deepening understanding; developing critical thinking; nurturing empathy. Without all this, the space for extreme populism grows. So glad my daughters are encouraging a love of reading in their toddler sons - but without support for literature across our country, we’ll decline:

Dialysis patients across NHS Grampian are being given the option of moving to at-home treatment following a successful pilot of home haemodialysis: www.nhsgrampian.org/life-changin...

Invitation from @nhsgrampian.bsky.social to share views on our Equality Outcomes for 2025-29. Feedback will help shape equality work & improving healthcare services & workforce. Details here: www.nhsgrampian.org/equality-outcomes-2025-2029-consultation. The deadline for responses is 10 January

⚠ ❄ REMINDER from @Nhsgrampian.bsky.social Wintery conditions = busier Emergency Departments WALK LIKE A PENGUIN! Top tips for walking like a penguin to prevent falls: 🔹 extend your arms out at the sides for balance 🔹 don't lock your knees; keep them loose 🔹 point your feet at an outwards angle

Seasons Greetings to all health and social care colleagues @NHSGrampian.bsky.social HSCAberdeen HSCPShire HSCPMoray