Glass Plates Shed New Light on Life at RSNH
At the end of 2022, our Corporate Records Management team had come across two small wooden boxes which contained images on glass plates.
These glass...
From the Archive – Staff News Crosses the Channel
We know Staff News is popular with local staff, colleagues and partners across Forth Valley however we were a bit surprised to find that...
Airthrey Castle Maternity Hospital 1939-1969
On 2nd September 1939, Dr E. Neil Reid, Medical Officer for health in Stirling, was charged with setting up an emergency maternity hospital under...
Reflections From The Passing Hour
In our busy and sometimes stressful lives, it is good to reflect on times past and the experience of those people who filled our...
Celebrating 75 Years of the NHS
A wide range of events took place nationally and locally to help mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS on 5th July 2023. Special...
Highlighting the Historical Importance of RSNH
In 2013, the surviving papers and photographs of the Royal Scottish National Hospital (RSNH), where Forth Valley Royal Hospital now stands, were recognised as...
Matron Anna Dick – a Brief History
Walking along the main corridor of Forth Valley Royal Hospital, you may have noticed the painting of Matron Anna Dick and Roddy, her Scottie...
Beginnings of Bannockburn Hospital
Bannockburn Hospital was designed by a Stirling firm of architects names McLuckie and Walker (responsible for many buildings in and around Stirling in 19th...
Stirling District Asylum Remembered
Stirling District Lunatic Asylum (SDA) was established in 1865 by the Stirling District Lunacy Board. The first patients were admitted in June 1869, many...
Remembering Christmas Past
This lovely extract from The Passing Hour, the magazine published by the former Stirling District Asylum, illustrates quite beautifully how much the spirit of...
Driving Down Waste and Carbon Emissions
NHS Forth Valley is committed to meeting the national NHS Scotland target of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2040. Raching this ambitious goal will...
Leading Transformative Simulation on the International Stage
NHS Forth Valley’s innovative simulation work has been in the spotlight across Europe in recent months, with invitations to present at several major international...
Friends raise £21,000 for Strathcarron Hospice in London to Paris Cycle
Four life-long friends have completed 309 miles cycling from London to Paris raising an incredible £21,000 for Strathcarron Hospice in memory of loved ones.
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