Forth Valley Royal Hospital Nurse Chases Olympic Dream
Curling gold medallist and NHS Forth Valley general surgical nurse Vicky Wright recently completed her final shift at Forth Valley Royal Hospital before beginning four weeks of intensive preparations...
View ArticleForth Valley Hospitals Move To Essential Visiting
Essential visiting arrangements are being introduced at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and the four community hospitals following a rise in the number of patients with Covid-19 in local hospitals and high...
View ArticlePlea For Understanding As Primary Care Services Come Under Pressure
Local people across Forth Valley are being asked for their ongoing understanding, patience and support as GP and other primary care services come under increasing pressure due to an increase in...
View ArticleImportance Of Testing Highlighted For Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
Women are being encouraged not to ignore their cervical screening (smear test) invite, as a drive gets underway to highlight the importance of the test, which screens for the human papillomavirus virus...
View ArticleHola to a New Health Career with NHS Forth Valley
A student nurse in the Day Medicine Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital is appealing to Spanish nurses at home and abroad to get in touch to help support healthcare colleagues in Spain who are...
View ArticleClackmannanshire and Stirling HSCP Team Shortlisted for COSLA Award
The Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership has been shortlisted for a COSLA Excellence award in recognition of its work to support care home residents and staff throughout the...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Vaccine Pharmacy Team Hailed Unsung Heroes
Almost 300,000 doses of vaccine have been distributed by NHS Forth Valley’s pharmacy vaccine team since they moved to a new centre within Falkirk Community Hospital in November 2021. The new vaccine...
View ArticleHealth Minister Visits Dunblane Health Centre
Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, visited Dunblane Health Centre on 7th February to meet the multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals who have been supporting local patients for some time. This...
View ArticleJoint Inspection of Adult Support and Protection in Falkirk
A new inspection report has commended the practices and processes in place to ensure adults at risk of harm are safe, protected and supported in Falkirk. The inspection, one of many taking place across...
View ArticleJoint Inspection of Adult Support and Protection in Clackmannanshire
Annemargaret Black, Chief Officer of Clackmannanshire & Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership said: “Keeping adults at risk of harm in Clackmannanshire safe is our priority, and this multi...
View ArticleAct Against Harm – National Adult Support and Protection Day
The pandemic has made vulnerable adults less visible. As part of National Adult Support and Protection Day 2022, people across Clackmannanshire, Stirling and Forth Valley are being asked to keep an eye...
View ArticleTheatre Activity Returns to Normal Capacity
Theatre activity at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has returned to normal capacity following a six-week period where a number of non-urgent operations were postponed to help reduce significant capacity...
View ArticleCovid-19 Vaccinations Now Available at a number of Forth Valley Pharmacies
Covid-19 vaccinations are now available at a number of local pharmacies as part of plans to further extend access to vaccination across NHS Forth Valley. Eleven pharmacies are now able to offer...
View ArticleIt’s Good to be Back! – Olympic Gold Medalist and Nurse Vicky Wright Returns...
Olympic golden girl Vicky Wright received a hero’s welcome today when she came back on shift at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert where she works as a nurse on a surgical ward. A member of the...
View ArticlePharmacy Technician Retires After 50 Years Service
Video messages from as far afield as Texas helped mark the retirement of a pharmacy technician after more than 50 years of working with the NHS in Forth Valley. Helen McCabe’s half a century of service...
View ArticleLife Changing Programme Helps Falkirk Women Thrive
Women from the Falkirk area attended a special celebration recently to mark the completion of a life-changing programme to set them on course for a brighter future. A total of 10 women took part in the...
View ArticleFalkirk patient Sets New Guinness World Record for Heart Valve Surgery
A Forth Valley patient has set a new Guinness World Record after undergoing pioneering heart surgery almost 50 years ago. Seventy-seven-year-old Anne Bell, from Banknock in Falkirk, is the longest...
View ArticleForth Valley Residents Are Urged To ‘Quit Your Way’ On No Smoking Day
ASH Scotland is urging Forth Valley residents to consider making a personal plan on national No Smoking Day today (Wednesday 9th March 2022) to give up smoking to help improve both their mental and...
View ArticleICU Patients get a Helping Hand From RITA
Intensive care patients at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are getting a helping hand on the road to recovery, courtesy of a virtual staff member called RITA. Thanks to funding from NHS Forth Valley’s...
View ArticleFive to 11-year-olds invited forward for vaccination against COVID-19
NHS Forth Valley is now sending out letters with COVID-19 vaccination appointments to all parents and carers of all children aged five to 11. Children in this age group will be vaccinated in community...
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