Baby Boomers Urged To Get Checked For Hep C
Baby boomers who have experimented with drugs in their youth, had a blood transfusion or a tattoo, are being advised to consider having a test for Hepatitis C. Around 1,000 people in Forth Valley are...
View Article100,000 Children Later – Nursery Nurse Heads Down Under After A Life Time of...
Nursery nurse Linda Mellon is heading ‘Down Under’ after 23 years with NHS Forth Valley, where she has cared for around 100,000 children and their families. Staff in the Children’s Ward at Forth...
View ArticleNew Initiative Helps Reduce Risky Behaviour in Young People
An innovative new initiative is helping to prevent young people from getting involved in risky behaviours by challenging their perceptions about how common these activities are amongst their...
View ArticleHands on Experience
People in Forth Valley are being invited to have a ‘hand’ in an exhibition which will be shown next month (June) in the corridors of Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Artist Emma Reid, working in the...
View ArticleSpecialist Help for Severely Troubled Youngsters
A ground-breaking national project working with some of Scotland’s most difficult and troubled young people is being supported by NHS Forth Valley, to make sure youngsters from the Forth Valley area...
View ArticleForth Valley Royal Hospital Catering Manager crowned ‘FM Professional of the...
Anne Davidson, Catering Manager at Forth Valley Royal Hospital was crowned ‘Facilities Management (FM) Professional of the Year’ in the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) Scotland Awards...
View ArticlePeople Urged to Not ‘Miss the Sings’ as Detect Cancer Early Tour Visits Forth...
The benefits of finding cancer early will be highlighted to shoppers in Forth Valley this week as the Detect Cancer Early tour hits the region. The tour, which will visit Sainsbury’s in Stirling on 20...
View ArticleNominate Your Local Health Hero
People across Forth Valley are being asked to nominate their local health heroes to help recognise the work of local healthcare staff and volunteers. The 2016 NHS Forth Valley Staff Awards scheme has...
View ArticleMore Precious Gifts from So Precious
So Precious, a charity dedicated to supporting Neonatal, maternity and paediatric care at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has just handed over a £10,000 bundle of gifts. The latest equipment includes two...
View ArticleSongs for Someone New – Helping Mums and Dads Tune Into Their Babies
A group of parents-to-be in Forth Valley have been tuning into their babies, courtesy of a new online project described as health and ‘edutainment.’ The website, which contains audio clips designed for...
View ArticleALFY Explained in Falkirk
Information about a new health and social care advice line to help older people remain well at home, is to be explained at a public meeting in Falkirk on 7th June 2016. The dedicated 24/7 phone line,...
View ArticleCaring for people with dementia – a day in the life of a Forth Valley nurse
Nicola Wood, a Mental Health Nurse and Team Leader in Liaison Psychiatry based at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, has worked with older people with mental health needs since she qualified 10 years ago....
View ArticlePeople In Stirling Urged To Not ‘Miss The Signs’ As Detect Cancer Early Tour...
The benefits of finding cancer early will be highlighted to shoppers in Stirling on Friday (3 June) as the Detect Cancer Early tour visits The Thistles Shopping Centre. The tour is focused on raising...
View ArticleBBC Programme Highlights the Quality of Food Served at Forth Valley Hospitals
The Catering team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital – including Scottish FM professional of the year, Anne Davidson – are set to appear in BBC Scotland’s ‘Landward’ this Friday 3 June showing how NHS...
View ArticleMeeting Highlights Benefits of New Phone Line For Older People
Information about a new health and social care advice line to help older people remain well at home is to be explained at a public meeting in Clackmannanshire on Wednesday 15 June 2016. The dedicated...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Outlines Capital and Equipment Plans
Plans to improve healthcare premises and medical equipment across NHS Forth Valley over the next five years have been approved. The plans form part of an ongoing capital programme which aims to ensure...
View ArticleNew Reminder Service Introduced To Help Reduce Missed Appointments
A new patient reminder service is being introduced by NHS Forth Valley to try to reduce the number of people who fail to turn up for their hospital appointments. In some outpatient clinics as many as...
View ArticleMeeting Highlights Benefits Of New Phone Line For Older People in Stirling
Information about a new health and social care advice line to help older people remain well at home is to be explained at a public meeting which will take place in the Lecture Theatre at Stirling...
View ArticleForth Valley Royal Hospital Celebrates Dietitians Week
Dietitians and catering staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital celebrated Dietitians Week 2016 (6 – 10 June) with a week long programme of special events. The focus of this week was to highlight the...
View ArticleNurses Speak Out to Reassure Women About Smear Tests
Advice offered as part of Cervical Screening Awareness Week drive Women in NHS Forth Valley are being urged to go for their smear test when invited as Cervical Screening Awareness Week gets underway...
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