Pharmacy Staff Praised For Their Commitment During Pandemic
Pharmacy staff across Forth Valley have been praised for their exceptional performance and commitment during the current Covid-19 pandemic. NHS Forth Valley’s Associate Director of Pharmacy for Primary...
View ArticleMore People in Forth Valley Offered Free Flu Vaccine
Flu vaccinations in Forth Valley are set to begin in late September/early October and this year, due to Covid-19, the programme is being expanded to protect those most at risk. Social care workers,...
View ArticleBiking for Bowel Surgery
Patients in Forth Valley due to undergo bowel surgery are now being given the opportunity to pedal their way to a speedier recovery by using an e-Bike prior to their operation. The move is part of the...
View ArticleAdvice on Covid-19 Testing
NHS Forth Valley’s Public Health team has issued advice, following a rapid rise in requests for Covid-19 tests. Since schools went back recently there has been a significant increase in testing...
View ArticleConfirmed Cases of COVID-19
A cluster of five positive COVID-19 cases has been confirmed in the NHS Forth Valley area and our Test and Protect team has identified a list of close contacts who have been contacted and are now...
View ArticleContact Tracing at Balfron High School
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is carrying out COVID-19 contact tracing in Balfron High School in Stirling after a young person who attends the school tested positive for the virus. The...
View ArticleConstruction Work at Livilands Resource Centre
Construction work is being carried out at Livilands Resource Centre to create a new front entrance and reception area facing the Bellfield Centre. This will temporarily result in a small reduction in...
View ArticleContact Tracing – Ladeside Primary School, Falkirk
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is carrying out COVID-19 contact tracing in Ladeside Primary School in the Falkirk Council area after a child who attends the school tested positive for the...
View ArticleNew Organ Donation Memorial Takes Shape
The first glimpse of his ideas for an organ donation memorial at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have been revealed by sculptor Hans K Clausen, to coincide with National Organ Donation Week (Monday 7th...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Contact Tracing – Schools
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is carrying out COVID-19 contact tracing in the following schools: Larbert High School Stenhousemuir Primary School Banchory Primary School, Tullibody Initial...
View ArticleContact Tracing at Carronshore Nursery
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is carrying out COVID-19 contact tracing at Carronshore Nursery after an individual tested positive for the virus. Initial findings suggest that the virus was...
View ArticleMum Knits Hats to Thank Staff Who Delivered Her Baby 70 Years Ago
Memories of giving birth to a daughter prematurely some 70 years ago, has prompted a Falkirk mother to knit more than 70 baby hats for the neonatal unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, as a way of...
View ArticleCall MIA – New Service Offers Quicker Treatment for Minor Injuries
A new service has been launched in Forth Valley to provide quicker, more convenient treatment for minor injuries and avoid overcrowding to help keep staff and patients safe. Anyone with a minor injury...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Urges Locals to Help Protect Scotland By Downloading New App
People in Forth Valley are being urged to download the new Protect Scotland app to suppress the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The free app, available now on Apple and Google stores, will enhance...
View ArticleContact Tracing at Cowie Nursery and Strathyre Primary School
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is carrying out COVID-19 contact tracing at Cowie Nursery and Strathyre Primary School. Initial information suggests the virus was contracted outside of the...
View ArticleContact Tracing at St Mungo’s High School, St Margaret’s Primary School and...
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is currently carrying out COVID-19 contact tracing in St Mungo’s High School, St Margaret’s Primary School Polmont and Stenhousemuir Primary School. Initial...
View ArticleFlu Vaccinations Set to Begin in Forth Valley
Flu vaccinations are beginning in Forth Valley, with the first taking place in Bo’ness on Monday 28th September followed by the Falkirk area. This year, due to Covid-19, a very different approach is...
View ArticleDiabetic Patients Urged To Use New Technology
Healthcare professionals at Forth Valley hospitals are urging patients with diabetes and endocrine conditions to take part in telephone and video consultations for outpatient appointments, rather than...
View ArticleContact Tracing at Falkirk and Stirling Schools
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is currently carrying out COVID-19 contact tracing in the following schools/nursery: Maddiston Nursery – Falkirk St Francis Xavier’s Primary School – Falkirk...
View ArticleBike Medics to the Rescue: Charity Launches Free Roadside Repair Service For NHS
Charity Forth Environment Link is set to launch a free roadside bike repair service for NHS key workers to encourage them to keep on cycling to work during the coronavirus pandemic. The Bike Medic...
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