Covid-19 Mobile Testing Centre to Visit Alloa
A mobile testing centre for Covid-19 is to be set up in Alloa after an increasing number of people in the area have tested positive for coronavirus. There is evidence of spread in the community and...
View ArticleRural communities asked for their say on future community health and social...
Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership (CSHSCP) is launching a consultation on the future delivery of community health and social care across the rural southwest Stirling...
View ArticleDamian Hirst Adds Flourish to Rainbow Wall Forth Valley Royal Hospital
World famous artist Damian Hirst has gifted a limited print to Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert. The print, which is now the centrepiece of a key worker ‘Rainbow Wall’ in the hospital atrium,...
View ArticleMobile Testing Unit Helps Raise Awareness of Covid-19
More than 1500 residents in two Stirlingshire communities responded to an appeal to get tested for Covid-19, following an increase in the number of positive cases in the Bannockburn area. The action...
View ArticleFlu Vaccines Start for People Aged 60-64
People aged 60-64 in Forth Valley are being encouraged to take up the free flu vaccine from 1st December 2020 as the next phase of the largest ever national flu immunisation programme is delivered in...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Introduce Rapid Covid-19 Tests for Urgent Patient Admissions
Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert is one of the first acute hospitals in Scotland to introduce rapid Covid-19 tests for patients who have to be urgently admitted to hospital for treatment at any...
View ArticleCOVID-19 contact tracing – Graham’s Dairy, Bridge of Allan
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is currently carrying out Covid-19 contact tracing after a number of staff working at Graham’s Family Dairy in Bridge of Allan tested positive for coronavirus....
View ArticleCOVID-19 Vaccinations Start In Forth Valley
Covid-19 vaccinations will begin in Forth Valley on Tuesday 8th December 2020 with frontline health and social care staff along with care home workers set to the first to receive the initial supplies...
View ArticleSign Up for Organ Donation Memorial
A call has gone out for people in Forth Valley whose lives have been affected by organ donation or who have joined the organ donation register, to provide their signatures for a new memorial to be...
View ArticleShow You Care – Prepare for the Festive Season
NHS Forth Valley is gearing up to cope with extra demands over the festive season. Winter is always a very busy time for the NHS and, this year, health services across the country face additional...
View ArticleNew Urgent Care Centre will Provide Quicker Clinical Advice and Help Keep...
Changes to the way people access A&E services have been introduced in NHS Forth Valley as part of new national arrangements to help people get the right care in the right place. This new approach...
View ArticleProtect Scotland App now available for young people aged 12 and over
Young teens living in Forth Valley are being urged to join the fight against COVID-19 by downloading the Protect Scotland app. The free app is now available to those aged 12-15, and parents are being...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley offer guaranteed interview to fast track HNC graduates
A four college collaboration involving Forth Valley College has received a support boost from NHS Forth Valley, who have offered a guaranteed interview to anyone who graduates from a new fast track...
View ArticleTemporary COVID-19 test centre to open in Bo’ness
A temporary mobile COVID-19 testing centre will open in Bo’ness for at least three days starting from Thursday 7th January. Its deployment is in response to an increased number of positive tests for...
View ArticleCovid vaccinations start for over 80s in Forth Valley
Covid-19 vaccinations for the 80-plus age group are set to begin in Forth Valley on Monday 11th January 2021. The vaccines, which will be delivered from a number of local GP practices and community...
View ArticleTemporary COVID-19 test centre to open in Denny
A temporary mobile COVID-19 testing centre will open in Denny for three days starting from Monday 18 January. Its deployment is in response to an increased number of positive tests for COVID-19 in the...
View ArticleNew missing person scheme could save lives
NHS Forth Valley and Police Scotland have joined forces in a scheme to help trace vulnerable missing patients, including those with dementia. The Herbert Protocol is a well-established initiative...
View ArticleNew Campaign Urges Scots To Make Donation Decision Known Ahead Of Law Change
NHS Forth Valley today backed a new campaign highlighting what the forthcoming change in organ and tissue donation law means for people – and their choices. From 26 March, Scotland will move to an opt...
View ArticleCovid-19 Contact Tracing – First Bus
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is currently carrying out Covid-19 contact tracing after a number of staff working at the First Bus depot in Bannockburn tested positive for coronavirus. All...
View ArticleCovid-19 Contact Tracing – Glassworks Alloa
NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is currently carrying out Covid-19 contact tracing after a number of staff working at the O-I glassworks in Alloa have tested positive for coronavirus. To...
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