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Think FAST

Emergency department staff are working to improve the management of stroke patients in their department. During a locally-organised Stroke Awareness week they provided teaching...

A Forth Valley First!

NHS Forth Valley is the first health board in Scotland to introduce a new computer based learning module for all staff which addresses the...

On Track for Success

A system to track moveable medical equipment in Forth Valley Royal Hospital has been shortlisted for the Scottish Government’s ‘Driving Improvements, Delivering Results’ category...

BMJ Hopefuls

Two teams in NHS Forth Valley have been shortlisted for this year’s BMJ Awards. A team led by Professor Malcolm Macleod, Professor of Neurology and...

3300 Years of Helping Patients

Around 130 NHS Forth Valley staff, with a total of 3,300 years service between them, were invited to a special award ceremony to celebrate...

Win First Class Tickets for the Caledonian Sleeper (Closed)

Staff News has teamed up with Serco to offer one lucky staff member the chance to win a pair of return tickets on the...

Raising Awareness of Drinking in Pregnancy

Local authority colleagues were invited along with NHS staff  to take part in a quiz to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)....

Record Achievement

Head of Health Records, Agnes Provan, has finally closed her files and retired after almost 40 years in the health service. Her career began as...

Working With African Communities to Reduce HIV

Africans living in Forth Valley are now getting help in a joint project between staff from NHS Forth Valley and Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV...

Introducing Our New GP Fellows

Five doctors recently took up post as part of a new pilot project which aims to develop the skills and experience of recently qualified...

Brisbane Family Raise over £9,000 for Strathcarron

A local family with close links to NHS Forth Valley has helped raise more than £9000 for Strathcarron Hospice. The Brisbane family has set themselves...

Win one of 20 Overnight Stays at the Gleneagles Hotel (Closed)

As a thank you to NHS staff, Gleneagles Hotel has again kindly provided 20 gift vouchers entitling two people to bed and breakfast at...

Record Amount Raised for Children in Need

A number of events and fundraising activities took place at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and other sites to help raise money for Children in...