Joint Inspection For Children In The Falkirk Council Area
A report has been published today (14/6/16) following a Joint Inspection for Services for Children in the Falkirk Council area. The Care Inspectorate took a close look at services for children,...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Wins National Nursing Awards
NHS Forth Valley has scooped two major awards at this year’s RCN Congress which took place in Glasgow. Professor Angela Wallace, NHS Forth Valley’s Director of Nursing, receiving a RCN Fellowship...
View ArticleIn Memory of Cole – Bereaved Parents Benefit from Kind Donation
Parents of stillborn babies across Forth Valley are set to benefit from the kindness of a Mum who lost her little boy earlier this year at 33 weeks. Louise Jeffrey from Grangemouth has raised £1500...
View ArticleLocal Health Information and Advice for the Summer Holiday Period
Local people from across Forth Valley are encouraged to make use of the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Stirling Community Hospital over the summer holidays. The Unit is staffed by emergency nurse...
View ArticlePositive Parents Make the Grade
Parents from across Stirling took part in a special celebration event recently to mark their completion of a positive parenting programme. A total of 31 parents took part in the Thrive programme, a...
View ArticleImportance of Organ donation Laid Bare in New Campaign
People in Forth Valley are being urged to consider joining the NHS Organ Donor Register as a bold new campaign gets underway to increase registrations in Scotland. The ‘We Need Everybody’ campaign...
View ArticleForth Valley Royal Hospital Celebrates 5th Birthday
Forth Valley Royal Hospital celebrated its 5th birthday on Wednesday 6th July 2016 and, to mark this important milestone, staff from different wards and departments across the hospital came together in...
View ArticleCycling team raises over £20,000 for charity
Stephen Donovan, Serco’s Estates Maintenance Officer at Forth Valley Royal Hospital led a team of ten other cyclists in a 500 mile ride across the UK, raising over £20,000 for their chosen charities....
View ArticlePioneering Physios – new roles are making a different to local patients
Physiotherapy Practitioners working in two GP practices in NHS Forth Valley are proving a great success with patients, and freeing up more time for GPs to see complex cases. Based in the Kersiebank...
View ArticleGetting Tested for Hep C – It’s a Good Bet
Hundreds of posters urging people to get tested for Hepatitis C are being sent to betting shops and tattoo parlours across Forth Valley. It’s part of a campaign to mark World Hepatitis Day which will...
View ArticleSerco employees celebrate 25 years’ service at Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Eleven employees joined Serco’s ’25 Year Club’ at Forth Valley Royal Hospital on 29 July and each received a special pin to proudly display on their uniform during a celebratory afternoon tea ceremony....
View ArticleNew Pop Up Clinics For Cervical Screening Piloted in Alloa
New ‘Pop up’ clinics for cervical screening are being piloted in Clackmannanshire and, if successful, could be extended across Forth Valley. The clinics will be held at two GP practices (Dr Stirling...
View ArticleLocal People invited to NHS Forth Valley’s Annual Review
Local people from across Forth Valley are being invited to attend NHS Forth Valley’s Annual Review to hear more about key health developments over the last year as well as plans for the future. The...
View ArticleHello Dolly – latest hospital donation helps children afraid of needles
A range of innovative equipment, including special dolls which help put children scared of needles at their ease, has been presented to the Women and Children’s Department at Forth Valley Royal...
View ArticleShaping The Future – New Healthcare Strategy Unveiled
More care delivered closer to home, fewer hospital admissions, quicker access to services delivered by a wider range of healthcare staff and better planned, more co-ordinated care for vulnerable...
View ArticleFunds to help health and social care in local communities
Local communities in the Falkirk area are benefitting from funding available through Falkirk’s Health and Social Care Partnership. Partnership Funding is now available to groups and organisations that...
View ArticleLocal Event Highlights Support Available For People Living With Cancer
Cancer survivors and those living with the disease are being invited to attend a Health and Wellbeing Event organised by NHS Forth Valley and Macmillan Cancer Support. The session – which will be held...
View ArticleRaise Your Voice For Wellbeing – Singers Sought For Mass Choir Event
Singers across Central Scotland are being sought to help belt out some simple feel-good numbers as part of a massed choir event. The request is being made by FDAMH (Falkirk’s Mental Health Association)...
View ArticleNew Family Webpage ‘Focus on Your Family’
Public Health Dietitians are running a campaign at the end of August to mark the launch of a new webpage ‘Focus on your Family’ which is hosted on our NHS Forth Valley ‘Choose to Lose’ website...
View Article£4 Million Pound Bill For Missed Appointments
Missed appointments are costing NHS Forth Valley more than 4 million pounds a year. In the past year the number of ‘did not attends’ was around 11 per cent, with more than 20,000 people failing to turn...
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