Open Doors Event Allows Public To Become a ‘Doctor For a Day’
A rare chance to become a doctor for a day and carry out life-saving treatment on ‘patients’ such as Stan and Reg is being offered as part of this year’s National Doors Open Scheme. Participants will...
View ArticleCoping With Suicide – A Time to Remember
Families and friends bereaved by suicide are being invited to a service of remembrance on Monday 5th September 2016, 7pm in the Spiritual Care Centre at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert. The...
View ArticleOne Stop Service For Frail Older People
A ‘one-stop service’ in NHS Forth Valley designed to improve the care and treatment of frail older people and help reduce avoidable hospital admissions, will be the subject of a meeting later this...
View ArticleScots Urged to Make Organ Donation Week Count
Host of celebrities back the ‘We Need Everybody’ call People across Scotland are being urged to make this year’s Organ Donation Week count by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register. The call comes as new...
View ArticleOne Stop Service For Frail Older People
A ‘one-stop service’ in NHS Forth Valley designed to improve the care and treatment of frail older people and help reduce avoidable hospital admissions, will be the subject of a meeting later this...
View ArticleOne Stop Service For Frail Older People Highlighted at Local Meeting
A ‘one-stop service’ in NHS Forth Valley designed to improve the care and treatment of frail older people and help reduce avoidable hospital admissions, will be the subject of a meeting on Wed 28th...
View ArticleRecruitment Begins For Modern Apprentices
Recruitment for the next intake of Modern Apprentices in NHS Forth Valley has now begun. It follows a successful programme in 2015/16 in which 14 young apprentices were recruited. A total of 24 young...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Cardiology Team awarded William Cullen Prize
The Cardiology team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have been awarded the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh’s inaugural William Cullen prize for excellence in service innovation. The prize was...
View ArticleCelebrating Local Healthcare Heroes
The cheerfulness and kindness she has shown to patients in the intensive care unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has earned housekeeper Nadine Sinclair the Unsung Hero Award in the NHS Forth Valley...
View ArticleFighting Flu – Campaign to Vaccinate Thousands of Children Gets Underway
Over the next three months, around 24,000 primary school pupils across Forth Valley will be offered the flu vaccine as part of a national campaign to vaccinate children aged between 2 and 11 years. The...
View ArticleFalkirk man backs call for more Scots to join the ‘bowel movement’
A Falkirk man who credits bowel screening with potentially saving his life is the latest person to join the ‘bowel movement’ sweeping Scotland. Graham Hathaway, 62, from Falkirk today backed the drive...
View ArticleStudy shows breast biopsies can be halved in younger women without missing...
Less Need for Needles – A Study presented at Britain’s oldest surgical Royal College has shown that following new national guidance along with improved imaging techniques has significantly reduced the...
View ArticleCampaign Aims To Raise Awareness of Norovirus
Members of the NHS Forth Valley infection prevention and control team will be available to answer questions on Norovirus and how to stop its spread when they hold a series of awareness sessions at...
View ArticleForth Valley Cardiology Team Recognised For Service Excellence
The fantastic care they give to local cardiac patients has resulted in a prestigious award for the cardiology team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital who have received the Royal College of Physicians of...
View ArticleForth Valley Neonatal Unit Recognised For Improving Care
The Neonatal Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has been awarded a Certificate of Commitment in its first step towards gaining international recognition from the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative...
View ArticleHear Hear To a Better Service – Additional Audiology Clinics Introduced for...
People with hearing aids are to get more choice about when they can drop in to their local audiology clinic. Starting this week (24 October 2016) NHS Forth Valley audiologists will be available for...
View ArticleForth Valley Healthcare Heroes Shortlisted At Scottish Health Awards
Two individuals and four healthcare teams from Forth Valley have been selected as finalists at the Scottish Health Awards 2016. Sharon Coggins, an additional support midwife practitioner has been...
View ArticleJoin The Board – NHS Forth Valley seeks new Board Member
Do you want to help make sure that the views of local people are represented in local health decisions? Are you seeking a rewarding and challenging opportunity? NHS Forth Valley is looking for a new...
View ArticleAir Quality Monitors Highlight Harm From Smoking
Smokers across Forth Valley are being invited to use air quality monitors in their homes to check how smoke is damaging them and their families. The monitors are available through the Health Promotion...
View ArticleSir Alex Ferguson Hails Example Set By Lung Cancer Survivor
NHS Forth Valley backs drive urging locals not to ignore a three week cough A man who survived lung cancer after seeking help early has been praised as setting a ‘great example to everyone in Scotland’...
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