Stay up to date with key awareness days and take advantage of training opportunities designed just for you. Whether it's building new skills, understanding important causes, or connecting with colleagues, this is a dedicated page for upcoming events and learning sessions. Check back often to see what's coming up.
Key Awareness Days
Recognising key awareness days that promote understanding and support for various causes relevant to our services and community.
This is not an exhaustive list, it is a selection of some key days that align with our service. If there are key dates missing, please use the contact info below.
April - June 2025
April
| Awareness Event | Date(s) |
Autism Awareness Month | Month of April |
Stress Awareness Month | Month of April |
National Deaf History Month | Month of April |
Parkinson's Awareness Month | Month of April |
World Autism Awareness Day | 2 April 2025 |
World Health Day | 7 April 2025 |
International Romani Day | 8 April 2025 |
National Stalking Awareness Week | 22 - 25 April 2025 |
Lesbian Visibility Week | 21 - 27 April 2025 |
National British Sign Language (BSL) Day | 28 April 2025 |
May
| Awareness Event | Date(s) |
Mental Health Awareness Month | Month of May |
Hepatitis Awareness Month | Month of May |
Coeliac Awareness Month | Month of May |
Deaf Awareness Week | 5 - 11 May 2025 |
International Day of the Midwife | 5 May 2025 |
Demystifying Death Week | 5 - 11 May 2025 |
International Nurses Day | 12 May 2025 |
National Smile Month | 12 May - 12 June 2025 |
Mental Health Awareness Week | 12 - 18 May 2025 |
Global Accessibility Awareness Day | 15 May 2025 |
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) | 17 May 2025 |
Dementia Action Week | 19 - 25 May 2025 |
World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day | 30 May 2025 |
June
| Awareness Event | Date(s) |
LGBT+ Pride Month | Month of June |
National Smile Month (cont'd) | 12 May - 12 June 2025 |
National Carers Week | 9 - 15 June 2025 |
Scottish Breastfeeding Week | 9 - 15 June 2025 |
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week | 9 - 15 June 2025 |
Men's Health Week | 10 - 16 June 2025 |
Autistic Pride Day | 18 June 2025 |
Refugee Week | 16 - 22 June 2025 |
Learning Disability Week | 16 - 22 June 2025 |
World Refugee Day | 20 June 2025 |
Training
Take advantage of a variety of training sessions, workshops, and webinars available through NHSGGC, Renfrewshire Council, and other external providers. This page will be updated regularly.
| Training Topic | Date & Time | Location | Overview | Further Information and Booking Process |
| Equality and Diversity Zone - TURAS Learn | Equality and diversity zone | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot) | The Equality and Diversity Zone provides information and resources to support people at all levels to develop knowledge and skills in equality, diversity and human rights. The resources you find here will help you to make your practice, services and workplace more accessible and inclusive, supporting better experience and outcomes. | Anyone who works or volunteers in or with the public sector in Scotland (including third/voluntary sector or if you work in care homes, care at home or day care) can sign up for a Turas account. Log in with your Turas account to access eLearning modules and record the eLearning on your personal learning record. | |
Learn Pro - 004 Equality and Human Rights (NHSGGC staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | Learn Pro NHS - Homepage (learnprouk.com) | ||
iLearn Equality (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. | |
iLearn Mandatory - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Awareness (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | This course will cover information related to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace - including which characteristics are protected by law, why it is important that we build an inclusive workplace and what barriers we might face in achieving this. | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. |
iLearn - Public Sector Equality Duty for Managers (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | This course builds on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion mandatory course and covers our duties under the Public Sector Equality Duty and what managers need to know. | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. |
iLearn - Unconscious Bias (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | Unconscious bias is when you either favour or discriminate against one group, or person, without being aware of your actions. This module will help you better understand how unconscious bias can affect your behaviour and impact the workplace, recognising the nine different types of bias and discovering ways in which you can mitigate its influence. | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. |
iLearn - Equality & Diversity in Recruitment & Selection (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | This course and the Recruitment with Virtual Interviews course must be completed before you can attend the Recruitment & Selection online workshop. Both of these eLearning courses and the online workshop must be completed, for your training record to show you have completed the Recruitment and selection training. | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. |
How to use the NHSGGC Interpreting Service (NHSGGC staff only) | One session per month until March 2026 | Virtual via MS Teams | Training includes information on: how to use telephone interpreting; accessing BSL Online interpreting; booking face to face interpreters, requesting translations and direct patient access to telephone interpreting. | Staff Training - NHSGGC |
Hate Crime Awareness (NHSGGC staff only) | 8 sessions available between April and December 2025 | Virtual via MS Teams | This short session gives participants an understanding of what hate crime is and how to report if witnessed in the workplace. It is an important safeguarding learning opportunity for all members of staff working in frontline roles. | Staff Training - NHSGGC |
Cancer Research UK Talk Cancer Workshop (Online) | 27 May 2025, 10am - 12.30pm | Virtual via MS Teams | This workshop designed for anyone who is in a position to promote health and wellbeing and would be particularly relevant to non-clinical roles such as reception staff, community link workers etc. If you are having conversations with people and are able to share health messages this workshop is for you.
Places are limited so sign up now to secure your spot! | Renfrewshire Talk Cancer Workshop |
Staff Forum Meeting Dates
LGBTQ+ Staff Forum
- Friday 25 April 2025 at 11.00am to 12.00pm (online via MS Teams)
- Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11.00am to 12.00pm (online via MS Teams)
- Friday 31 October at 11.00am to 12.00pm (online via MS Teams)
Please contact lgbtforum@ggc.scot.nhs.uk for details on how to join.
Staff Disability Forum
- Monday 12 May at 1.00pm to 2.30pm (online via MS Teams)
- Wednesday 27 August at 10.00am to 12.00pm (online via MS Teams)
- Monday 24 November at 1.00pm to 2.30pm (online via MS Teams)
Please contact ggc.staffdisabilityforum@ggc.scot.nhs.uk for details on how to join.
BME Staff Network
- Wednesday 28 May 2025 at 12.00pm to 2.00pm (online via MS Teams)
- Wednesday 27 August 2025 at 12.00pm to 2.00pm (online via MS Teams)
- Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 12.00pm to 2.00pm (online via MS Teams)
Please contact ggc.bmestaffnetwork@nhs.scot for details on how to join.
Events
Pachedu Africa Day
May 24th, 11.30am- 4pm
The Tannahill Centre, 76 Blackstoun Road Paisley PA3 1NT
Book tickets here: PACHEDU AFRICA DAY
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