Precious Award for Sauchie Nursery
Sauchie Nursery has become the first nursery in Forth Valley to receive a prestigious Diamond Award for improving the language skills of children attending the nursery through a project known as LIFT...
View ArticleOrgan Donation Week 2019
It’s Organ Donation Week (02 – 08 September) and the law around organ and tissue donation in Scotland is changing. From Autumn 2020, if people have not confirmed whether they want to be an organ donor,...
View ArticlePrestigious Award for Infectious Disease Consultant
An NHS Forth Valley Infectious Diseases Consultant who has helped to develop a new service for patients in Forth Valley has been awarded the prestigious William Cullen Prize by the Royal College of...
View ArticleFirst Glimpse inside New Doune Health Centre
A new £2.7 million Health Centre for Doune welcomed its first patients today (Monday 2nd September 2019). Ahead of this, to mark the completion of the building, representatives from the project team,...
View ArticlePioneering App to Help People with Substance Use Launched in Stirling
A pioneering digital platform has been launched to help people affected by substance use in the Stirling and Clackmannanshire areas. The Forth Valley Recovers App is the first project of its kind in...
View ArticleStirling Transplant Recipient Backs Organ Donation Week
A Fallin man whose life has been transformed by organ donation has shared his story to mark Organ Donation Week (02 September – 09 September 2019). Robert Ford, 24, received a liver transplant in...
View ArticleNew Campaign to Prevent Suicide
People across Forth Valley are being asked to be alert to the warning signs of suicide in people close to them as part of a new campaign to encourage people to talk about their feelings. To support...
View ArticleMore Time to Visit
A new visiting programme has been launched at Falkirk Community Hospital to allow families and carers to see their loved ones outwith normal visiting times. It is part of the Scottish Government...
View ArticleExtra Support for Mental Health
People experiencing mental health problems, who come to the attention of the Police Scotland or Transport Police within Forth Valley, are now getting quicker access to direct care and treatment, which,...
View ArticleNew Bereavement Club Launched in Forth Valley
In what’s believed to be the first Breakfast Club of its kind organised by NHS Forth Valley, people who have lost a loved one are being invited to meet for a breakfast roll with tea or coffee at...
View ArticleNew Flu Campaign Urges People to Trust the Facts
The flu season has begun and people over the age of 65 and those in ‘at risk’ groups across Forth Valley are beginning to receive their invitations to get vaccinated. This year there are four different...
View ArticleWorld’s First 5G Tele-Examination of an Eye
Consultant ophthalmologist and director of digital innovation at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Peter Thomas, and Iain Livingstone, consultant ophthalmologist and the acute tele ophthalmology system lead...
View ArticleLocal People Urged to Think Twice Before Heading to ED
NHS Forth Valley is urging people to think twice before turning up at the Emergency Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital with a minor illness or injury. It follows an extremely busy period with...
View ArticleHip Fracture Care is Top Notch
The orthopaedic team at NHS Forth Valley has gained the accolade of the most improved unit in Scotland for treating patients with hip fractures. The award was presented at the national hip fracture...
View ArticleForth Valley Corneal Transplant Recipient Backs World Sight Day
A man who described his vision being like a paracetamol dissolved in water before a life-changing cornea transplant this year has shared his gratitude on World Sight Day (10 October 2019). Avid reader...
View ArticleNew Buddy Chairs Help Families Stay With Loved Ones
Family members caring for patients with dementia at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are to get extra support so they can stay with their loved ones overnight, where appropriate. It follows the purchase of...
View ArticleRaising Awareness of Cancers Caused by HPV
Immunisation nurses from NHS Forth Valley have begun visiting secondary schools across the area to raise awareness of the forthcoming national HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination programme for boys...
View ArticleEmergency Department and Minor Injuries Unit Waiting Times
Did you know you can now check the current waiting times in our Emergency Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Stirling Health and Care Village on our website?...
View ArticleIncrease in Day Surgery at Forth Valley Royal Hospital
A big increase in staffing in the Day Surgery Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital will enable hundreds of extra operations to be carried out every year. Seven staff nurses and three clinical support...
View ArticleFive Local Health Heroes from Forth Valley Announced as Finalists in Scottish...
Five health professionals from NHS Forth Valley have been announced as finalists in this year’s Scottish Health Awards, the annual celebration of the hard work and dedication of people working in...
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