Visitors Welcome In Forth Valley Hospitals At Any Time
Families, friends and carers are now welcome to see patients at any time of the day, rather than during specific visiting hours. NHS Forth Valley has introduced open visiting in the majority of wards...
View ArticleForth Valley Event Aims To Offer Help With Tinnitus
People from across Forth Valley who experience tinnitus are being invited to learn techniques designed to help manage the condition and offer some relief. Organised by NHS Forth Valley’s Audiology...
View ArticleStaff Celebrate 5,000 Years of Helping Patients
More than 200 staff with a total of 5,560 years of service between them have received Long Service Awards from NHS Forth Valley. A number of them were able to attend a special awards ceremony at Forth...
View ArticleNew Surgical Team Offer One Stop Operation for Breast Cancer Surgery
Women in Forth Valley with breast cancer are now able to have reconstruction at the same time as their cancer surgery. The one-stop operation is thanks to the skills of a husband and wife team, Ms Lucy...
View ArticleNew Forth Valley Bereavement Club Set To Continue
A new Bereavement Club for people who have lost a loved one is set to continue following a successful three month pilot. The Bereavement Breakfast Club, which takes place from 10am to 12noon at Falkirk...
View ArticleStirling Healthy Eating Initiative Gets the Green Light
The drive to tackle food poverty in the Stirling area has been boosted following the launch of an ambitious new healthy eating initiative. The Stirling Food Framework has been developed by Stirling...
View ArticleNew Midwifery Unit is a Great Success
Nearly 400 women have chosen to give birth in the new Alongside Midwifery Unit (AMU) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital since it opened just over a year ago. The new midwife-led facility sits within the...
View ArticleForth Valley First for Breastfeeding-Friendly Scotland
The Forth Valley Sensory Centre has become the first organisation in Forth Valley to sign up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme. With the support of NHS Forth Valley, the centre is committed...
View ArticleNew Chair Appointed for NHS Forth Valley
Janie McCusker has been appointed as the new Chair of NHS Forth Valley. Jeane Freeman, Health Secretary, said: “Janie has extensive leadership experience at national and international levels, following...
View ArticleHealth Secretary Opens New Health & Care Village
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has officially opened the new £37m Stirling Health and Care Village. The innovative development includes a new GP and Minor Injuries Centre, the Bellfield Centre, a...
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 ArticleCommunity Nurses Recognised for Years of Dedication
Almost 50 community nurses from NHS Forth Valley have been recognised for their years of dedication they have brought to their roles. They each received the Community Nursing Award for Long Service for...
View ArticleCoronavirus (COVID -19)
The Chief Medical Officer for Scotland has confirmed a further three people in Scotland, including an individual from the Forth Valley area, has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number...
View ArticleCoronavirus (COVID-19) – update on confirmed cases
Information on the latest number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including those in the Forth Valley area, and the total number of tests carried out in Scotland, can now be found on the...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Restricts Visiting
NHS Forth Valley has implemented restricted visiting across its hospitals and the majority of its inpatient wards to reduce the risk of the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) to patients and staff....
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Implements Plans to Increase Capacity
NHS Forth Valley is now implementing plans to increase our capacity and free up clinical staff to provide care and treatment for patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) who may require to be admitted to...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Suspends Hospital Visiting
NHS Forth Valley is suspending visiting across all its hospitals and inpatient wards from Wednesday 25th March 2020 to help limit the spread of COVID-19, protect our patients and ensure the safety of...
View ArticleScottish Curling Champ Regions NHS Forth Valley Frontline
Two time Scottish champion Vicky Wright should have been returning home from the World Championships in Canada today, but instead she will be heading onto the NHS front-line preparing to play her part...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Staff Ask Local People to Stay Home
Staff from Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert have taken to social media to ask local people across Forth Valley to heed the national advice to stay at home to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The...
View ArticleNew COVID-19 Community Assessment Centres Set Up In Forth Valley
New arrangements are now in place for people with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) whose symptoms have got worse or have not improved after seven days. Rather than calling their GP for advice, people...
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