In The Spotlight

Tracey Gow, Senior Charge Nurse

How did you arrive in your current post? I started my career in Bo’ness Community Hospital. It was a great place for a newly qualified...

Sandra McEwan, Staff Nurse

Tell us a little about your current role? I am currently employed with the NHS Forth Valley Staff Bank. I have been working with the...

Louise Kane, ANP, Forth Valley Prison Service

What attracted you to work in prisons? The prisons were unknown to me and I was receiving text messages from the staff bank to say...

Liam Hanlon, Personal Assistant, Forth Valley Royal Hospital

What made you want to be a PA? I do have ambition but I think my ambition is quite open ended rather than having a...

Sian Auchincloss, Support Services Manager, Psychological Therapies

Tell us a little about your current post I manage the administration staff within Psychological Therapies across Falkirk and Stirling Community Hospitals and the Bungalows....

Douglas Grant, Cyber and Information Security Analyst

Tell us a little about your role I’m a Cyber and Information Security Analyst working in the Information Governance department. The role is difficult to describe...

Hilary Warkentin, Senior Staff Nurse, Immunisation Team

How did you arrive in your current post? I was previously a staff nurse in health visiting in Glasgow and part of my role involved...

Heather Riddoch, Senior Charge Nurse, ITU

What attracted you to work in intensive care? Following a placement in High Dependency during my training I instantly knew this was the type of...

Paul Smith, Quality and Safety Lead

Tell us a little about your role I am currently working as Quality and Safety Lead with NHS Forth Valley’s Quality Team. It’s a great...

Jillian Taylor – Service Manager, Women & Children’s Directorate

What does your job entail? Oh dear I hope I get this right or my managers will wonder what I’m up to! My job is...

Improvement Academy Impact Afternoon

Every year, the Improvement Academy celebrates the achievements of its graduates by showcasing their improvement work. This year, the team has uploaded a collection...

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...