Tackling a Taboo Subject – NHS Forth Valley Team Wins Prestigious Award.
A specialist team who have helped improve the quality of life for hundreds of Forth Valley women suffering incontinence after childbirth have been awarded the prestigious William Cullen Prize by the...
View ArticleSmiles all Round for NHS Forth Valley Staff Awards
A receptionist in the outpatient department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, said to be “one in a million” and “a ray of sunshine” has received the Unsung Hero Award in the NHS Forth Valley 2017 Staff...
View ArticleTopping Out at New Care Village Reflects Technology
A topping out ceremony was held yesterday at the new Stirling Care Village and saw the final solar panels slotted into place on the roof of the new Primary and Urgent Care Centre. The Centre will...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Project Wins National Dementia Award
An NHS Forth Valley project to improve the experience of people with dementia who require hospital care in NHS Forth Valley has won a prestigious national award. ‘Improving the journey for people with...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Off to the Best Start
NHS Forth Valley is one of five NHS Boards that will take forward the early implementation of The Best Start recommendations for maternity and neonatal services. Cabinet Secretary for Health Shona...
View ArticleSpecial Invite to 50th Birthday Party
Clinicians at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are inviting anyone who worked in the Casualty department in the 1960s in either Stirling or Falkirk hospitals to drop in and join them at a Celebratory Cake...
View ArticleParents Urged to Join Fight Against Flu -Child Flu Vaccination Programme Now...
Parents of 2-5 year olds in Forth Valley are encouraged to join the fight against flu this winter, by ensuring their children get their flu vaccination. GP practices across the NHS Forth Valley area...
View ArticleFair Start
Around 2000 people with disabilities and health conditions across Forth Valley will be supported with a new £5m package to help them get into employment. A bid, led by Falkirk Council, has successfully...
View ArticleClackmannanshire Parent Project Wins Major Award
A project which provides support to young parents in Clackmannanshire has won a national award at the 2017 COSLA Excellence Awards. The Clackmannanshire Young Parents Project (YPP) provides practical...
View ArticleForth Valley Healthcare Heroes Shortlisted for National Awards – Finalists...
Two individuals and a healthcare team from Forth Valley have been selected as finalists at the Scottish Health Awards 2017. The Forth Valley First Responders have been shortlisted for the Volunteers...
View ArticleSisters Share Memories
Memories of working in Casualty departments in the former Falkirk and Stirling Royal infirmaries were the topic of conversation when these former Sisters met at Forth Valley Royal Hospital to celebrate...
View ArticleGet Set to Fight Flu
GPs across Forth Valley have begun vaccinating people against flu and people with health conditions which can make them more vulnerable to flu such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma and bronchitis are...
View ArticleSpend Hallowe’en Lost in Larbert
Enjoy spooks and scares this Halloween at Forest Enterprise Scotland’s Lost in Larbert event on Tuesday 31st October. Hosted within Forth Valley Royal Hospital grounds, families can take part in a...
View ArticleA Better Future for all Stirling’s Children
A raft of measures designed to give children in Stirling a better future has been drawn up by Stirling Council, NHS Forth Valley and their partners. Based on eight national wellbeing areas, it is hoped...
View ArticleForth Valley Patients Needed for World-Leading Diabetes Study
A major diabetes study is now looking to recruit patients from across Forth Valley. Known as GoDARTS, the study is seeking help from people who have been diagnosed with diabetes within the past two...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Thanks Local Volunteers
The hundreds of volunteers who support NHS Forth Valley received a big thank you recently when they were presented with specially-designed badges as a gesture of appreciation. The volunteers included...
View ArticleMeeting Arranged to Highlight Help at Home
Staff from NHS Forth Valley will be attending a meeting in Clackmannanshire later this month to explain what enhanced nursing care can be provided in the home to help people recover when acutely unwell...
View Article‘Boot Camp’ Aids Recovery After Bowel Surgery
Patients in Forth Valley undergoing bowel surgery are now being invited to take part in a special programme which speeds up recovery and cuts the time spent in hospital from several weeks to several...
View ArticleHealth and Wellbeing Event – Living With and Beyond Cancer
Cancer survivors and those living with the disease are being invited to attend a Health and Wellbeing Event organised by NHS Forth Valley and Macmillan Cancer Support. The session – which will be held...
View ArticleHelp Stop the Spread of Norovirus
People in Forth Valley are being advised to take some basic precautions to prevent Norovirus, which is also known as the winter vomiting bug, from spreading. These include: Washing your hands...
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