A Dose of The Right Medicine Is A Winner

A Forth Valley pharmacist closely involved with the development of a local scheme which offers free antibiotic treatment without prescription for a number of...

iMatter Update

In February 2017, all staff within the Information, Management and Technology (IM&T) and Finance Directorates will begin the first year of their iMatter continuous...

Views from a Top Team

The dedication and excellent standards of care provided by staff in Ward A31, together with their kindness and cheerfulness when dealing with patients, won...

Marvellous Mentors

Final semester nursing students at the University of Stirling recently said thank you to NHS Forth Valley staff for helping them with their future...

Kate Goes Global

Consultant Pathologist Katie Robertson recently completed a tough five-day trek on foot across the Sahara desert achieving her fundraising target of £1,500 to help...

Karen Heads for A New Career

Colleagues have said farewell to Staff Nurse Karen Robertson, who has retired after 32 years in the NHS. Karen started her nursing career as...

King of The Theatre

Continuing his dalliance with the ‘Big Time’, NHS Forth Valley’s Jonathan Procter made his fourth appearance at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow – playing...

Capacity to Care – Are You Up For The Challenge?

Two new challenges have been launched to encourage staff, primary care colleagues and social care partners across Forth Valley to make changes that will...

Caring Fellows

A pilot scheme has been launched in parts of Forth Valley to help frail, elderly patients and those with complex health problems avoid being...

Transplant Success

A great deal of effort by the multidisciplinary renal team resulted in 20 Forth Valley residents receiving kidney transplants in 2015 – the highest...

Plans to Introduce Robotic Assisted Surgery

Having secured £2.5 million of Scottish Government funding, NHS Forth Valley has approved plans to introduce Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS), a development that has...

Robert Digs in for Retirement

After 41 years of working for the NHS, Robert Clark is looking forward to a well-earned retirement. However, unlike many people, instead of putting...

Richard Retires after Four Decades of Nursing Care

A local staff nurse is heading for retirement after more than four decades of public service. Richard Milne, 65, worked at Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre...