Meeting Highlights Plans For New Services In GP Practices
Details of new services which are being introduced to support GP Practices across Falkirk will be discussed at a meeting in Camelon. The meeting, which takes place at 7pm on Tuesday 18th September 2018...
View ArticleWorking Together To Prevent Suicide
Scotland is Working Together to Prevent Suicide – including across Clackmannanshire and Stirling Suicide Prevention Week 10-16 September, starts with World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, and...
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Awareness Cards Launched In Forth Valley
Emergency services and local authorities, alongside Forth Valley Sensory Centre, have launched awareness cards to further support people with hidden disabilities when accessing public services....
View ArticleCoping With Suicide – A Time To Remember
Families and friends bereaved by suicide are being invited to a service of remembrance on Monday 24th September 2018, 7pm in the Spiritual Care Centre at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert. The...
View ArticlePublic Invited To Next NHS Forth Valley Board Meeting
The next meeting of the Forth Valley NHS Board will take place on: Tuesday 28th September 2018 at 9.00am In the Board Room, Carseview House, Castle Business Park, Stirling. Members of the public are...
View ArticleLessons In Mental Health First Aid
Senior pupils from Alloa, Alva and Lornshill Academies have reported improved skills, knowledge and confidence recognising mental health problems after undertaking Mental Health First Aid training....
View ArticleMobile Clinical Skills Unit takes to the Road – New vehicle to train...
A new hi-tech ‘Mobile Skills Unit’ (MSU) will provide high quality clinical training for practitioners in Scotland’s remote and rural areas. Launched today at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert by...
View ArticleCOME ON BOARD! – WE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS
NHS Forth Valley is looking for two new Non-Executive members to join its Board to help ensure the views of local people are represented in local health decisions. Alex Linkston, Chairman of NHS Forth...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley wins grant to improve knee services
NHS Forth Valley, in partnership with Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership and the University of Stirling, has received £75,000 from the Health Foundation for a project...
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FLU VACCINATION PROGRAMME BEGINS IN FORTH VALLEY
People eligible for the flu vaccine are being urged to get protected ahead of winter as the flu vaccination programme gets underway in GP Practices and primary schools across Forth Valley. This year’s...
View ArticleCelebrating Star Healthcare Staff & Volunteers
It’s been a bumper year for nominations in the 2018 NHS Forth Valley Staff Awards. A grand total of 560 were received, the highest number to-date and up by more than 20% on last year. This year there...
View ArticleTrainee hands over the keys for the new Bellfield Centre
A young trainee site manager had the honour of handing over the keys for the new Bellfield Centre which will open in December 2018. Kieran Day, a 21 year old trainee with Robertson, was one of hundreds...
View ArticleLifetime Achievement for Lynn
Congratulations to Lynn Waddell, NHS Forth Valley’s Equality and Diversity Manager, who was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent Scottish Diversity Awards. The event, which was...
View Article£17 Million Investment To Help Reduce Delays
A £17 million investment in additional theatre capacity and a new MRI scanner will help reduce waiting times at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Two new operating theatres will be opened in the next year...
View ArticleWork Starts on New Doune Health Centre
Work is now underway to construct a new health centre for Doune following the signing of the official contract. A ceremonial sod-cutting took place on 23rd October 2018 to mark the occasion and the...
View ArticleVision For Health And Care Services Highlighted At Stirling Meeting
Local people in Stirling are being invited to meet NHS Forth Valley’s Chief Executive, Cathie Cowan, to hear about the vision for local health and care services and provide feedback on what matters...
View ArticleVision for Health & Care Services Highlighted at Clacks Meeting
Local people in Clackmannanshire are being invited to meet NHS Forth Valley’s Chief Executive, Cathie Cowan, to hear about the vision for local health and care services and provide feedback on what...
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 ArticleVision For Local Health Services Highlighted at Falkirk Meeting
Local people in Falkirk are being invited to meet NHS Forth Valley’s Chief Executive, Cathie Cowan, to hear about the vision for local health and care services and provide feedback on what matters most...
View ArticleNew Project aims to improve the health of gay and bisexual men
A new project has been unveiled in Forth Valley which aims to challenge the health inequalities facing gay and bisexual men. Delivered by Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity, the SX...
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