Event Aims to Support People in Falkirk Who Are 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 Health and Wellbeing Event –...
View ArticleMusicians Bring Sound Of Music To Forth Valley Hospitals
The sound of music will be heard across hospital wards in Forth Valley over the next few weeks, as part of a 30 day programme of music–making to promote health and wellbeing. Led by two musicians in...
View ArticleTop Awards Go To Forth Valley Healthcare Heroes – Scottish Health Awards 2016...
Two individuals and two healthcare teams from Forth Valley have scooped top awards at the Scottish Health Awards 2016 in recognition of their invaluable contribution to Scottish healthcare. Sharon...
View ArticleIncreasing Numbers Call Alfy Line For Health Advice
Hundreds of people in Forth Valley have contacted a local health advice line for help and support over the last few months. ALFY (Advice Line for You) is operated by experienced community nurses and...
View ArticleNew Look For Family Bereavement Room
The bereavement family room in the Women and Children’s Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital is to get a major make-over with the help of £1,600 donated by a family from Stirling and Alloa. The...
View ArticleClean Bill of Health for Stirling Community Hospital
Stirling Community Hospital has been given a clean bill of health following An unannounced inspection by the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI). The HEI inspection team visited the hospital on...
View ArticleJoint Working Pays Off – Telephone Consultations Reduce Need for Hospital Visits
Patients with hip and knee replacements are taking part in a trial at Forth Valley Royal Hospital which could avoid them having to travel to Larbert for face-to-face clinic appointments. It involves...
View ArticleNHS Forth Valley Appoints New Medical Director
NHS Forth Valley has appointed Mr Andrew Murray as its new Medical Director. Andrew is currently the Medical Director at NHS Borders and will take up his new post with NHS Forth Valley in February...
View ArticleService of Remembrance at Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Families and friends who have lost a loved one are being invited to a service of remembrance in the spiritual care centre at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, on Monday 12th December 2016 at 7.00pm. The...
View ArticleBe Health-Wise This Winter – Campaign Urges Local People to Plan Ahead
A doctor, a pharmacist and local children met up with ‘Owls’ in a Stirlingshire Woodland to promote the launch NHS Forth Valley’s Be Health-Wise winter campaign. A dazzling light show transformed the...
View ArticleForth Valley Renal Transplant Rate Highest in Scotland
Twenty Forth Valley residents received kidney transplants last year – the highest number ever during a single year. Almost a fifth of those developing irreversible renal failure (19%) received a...
View ArticleFlu Vaccination Call Stepped Up in Forth Valley
The call for parents across Forth Valley to get their 2 – 5 year old children vaccinated against flu has been stepped up as figures highlighting vaccine uptake across the area were released. Over two...
View ArticleLocal Water Babies Brighten up the Walls at Forth Valley Royal Hospital
A number of beautiful pictures have been donated to the maternity unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital (FVRH). Elaine Jackman from ‘Water Babies’, which runs swimming classes for babies, kindly...
View ArticleNew Stirling Care Village Given The Green Light
An innovative new Care Village will be built in the grounds of Stirling Community Hospital following the approval of detailed plans. A full business case for the £35m development has been approved by...
View ArticleDing, Dong Merrily On High – Forth Valley Royal Gets In Festive Mood
Making their own brand of Christmas music, a fantastic trio tuned up recently to celebrate the switching on of the Christmas tree lights in the atrium at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The skirl of the...
View ArticleDon’t Be Fooled By Mild Weather – Get A Flu Jab
Health experts at NHS Forth Valley are urging people not to be fooled by the recent unseasonably warm weather and to make sure they get a flu jab. The number of cases of flu peaks at the end of this...
View ArticleHampers Galore! – Hospital Staff Raise Money For Brain Charity
Kind-hearted staff in Ward B32 at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have raised nearly £2,000 for a national brain charity, by making up special hampers and visiting more than 50 Forth Valley companies in...
View ArticleHealth Information And Advice For The Festive Season
NHS Forth Valley is gearing up to cope with extra demands over the festive season and is urging the public to make use of local GP, pharmacy and minor injuries services to avoid putting extra pressure...
View ArticleForth Valley Nurses Are Unexpected Stars Of Christmas TV Special
Twenty one nurses from across NHS Forth Valley are the unexpected stars of a major national TV show which is due to be broadcast on BBC1 on Christmas Eve at 7.25pm. The nurses, who all sing in NHS...
View ArticleFirst Minister Gifts First Baby Boxes To Expectant Parents.
Scotland’s first Baby Boxes have been delivered by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The Scottish Government is gifting every newborn baby a Box of essential items, such as clothes, nappies and books, to...
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