Unison & NHS Forth Valley Agree Deal For Healthcare Support Workers
Hundreds of Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) across NHS Forth Valley are set to benefit from an agreement which will see many local nursing support staff upgraded from a Band 2 to a Band 3 and...
View ArticleUK First For Forth Valley Researchers
Health professionals in NHS Forth Valley have become the first in the UK to recruit participants to a new clinical trial which could help adults with early onset or mild dementia. Using specialist...
View ArticleFirst Prison Visitor Centre in Scotland Achieves Breastfeeding Award
The visitor centre at HMP & YOI Polmont has become the first prison visitor centre in Scotland to sign up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland (BFS) scheme. The scheme is a Scottish Government...
View ArticleIconic landmarks are seeing red for #Red4Research Day
The Falkirk Wheel and Kelpies are some of the iconic landmarks lighting up red on Friday 17 June in a powerful demonstration of support for #Red4Research Day. The day aims to get as many people as...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Appoints New Director of Nursing
Professor Frances Dodd has been appointed as the new Executive Nurse Director for NHS Forth Valley, following a competitive recruitment process which attracted a high calibre of senior nursing...
View ArticlePatients benefit from Mobile Scanning Unit
A new mobile CT scanning unit has been installed outside Forth Valley Royal Hospital to increase capacity and reduce waiting times for patients requiring CT scans. The unit, which will be in place...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley issues spring booster reminder for those most at risk from...
NHS Forth Valley is encouraging anyone who is eligible for the COVID-19 spring booster and who has not yet come forward to get vaccinated by the end of June. These additional vaccinations have been...
View ArticleInspiring Forth Valley Nurse Leader Up For Top Award
A nurse who improved learning disability services at NHS Forth Valley has been shortlisted for a prestigious UK award. Interim lead nurse for learning disability services Norah Quinn enhanced access to...
View ArticleForth Valley Mental Health Nurses Up For Top Award
Two mental health nurses who implemented an initiative to support staff have been shortlisted for a prestigious award. Aimee Kidd and Linda Crothers, well-being leads for the behavioural psychotherapy...
View ArticlePublic Urged to Call NHS 24 First to Avoid Long Waits at ED
Local people across Forth Valley are being urged to call NHS 24 first on 111 first if their condition isn’t life-threatening to help avoid long waits in the Emergency Department at Forth Valley Royal...
View ArticleNew Urology Hub Opens in Forth Valley
A new Urology Hub has opened at Forth Valley Royal Hospital to help improve the diagnosis of bladder and prostate cancers and carry out a range of surgical procedures. Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf,...
View ArticlePioneering Device Can Take 3D Images To Detect Eye Diseases
A pioneering low-cost device which takes 3D images could transform eye screening and treatment across the globe. The device, developed by researchers from the University of Strathclyde, captures 3-D...
View ArticleOver 200 Walking Aids Recovered for Recycling in Clackmannanshire
A partnership between NHS Forth Valley and Clackmannanshire Council, which commenced on 18th May 2022, has already seen almost 200 walking aids recovered to be recycled or given a new lease of life for...
View ArticleJack and Jill Operating Theatres Help Cut Waiting Times for Cataract Surgery
Waiting times for cataract surgery in NHS Forth Valley are being reduced and outpatient assessment clinics increased, thanks to a two and a half million-pound investment from the Scottish Government....
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley backs national Detect Cancer Early campaign
NHS Forth Valley today backed a national campaign to encourage people with possible symptoms of lung cancer to get checked without delay. The Scottish Government’s ‘Settling In’ campaign, urges people...
View ArticlePeople Across Forth Valley Urged to Be Tick Aware When Enjoying the Outdoors...
A new campaign has launched to raise awareness of tick bites and the symptoms of Lyme disease in a bid to encourage people to take precautions this summer. With a new survey revealing over half of...
View ArticleDon’t Leave Your Loved Ones in Doubt
A campaign has launched encouraging people in Forth Valley not to leave loved ones in doubt when it comes to their organ and tissue donation decision. NHS Forth Valley is backing a national drive,...
View ArticleWelcoming Our New Junior Doctors
More than 50 junior doctors are set to take to the wards across NHS Forth Valley this week. Fifty-one first-year foundation doctors have been taking part in induction and shadowing opportunities over...
View ArticleHave a Say in Local Pharmacy Services
A number of public representatives are currently being sought to join NHS Forth Valley’s Pharmacy Practice Committee to help to represent the views of local people. Lay members contribute to...
View ArticleNew Clinical Roles Help Transform Breast & Radiology Service
The creation of new advanced clinical roles for nursing and radiology staff has helped to transform the breast service at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, creating additional capacity and cutting waiting...
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