News

Health and Safety – Everyone’s Business

In the Autumn issue of Staff News we focused on how health and safety is everyone’s business. This time we highlight the role that...

Helping Bring Cancer Down to Size

NHS Forth Valley has been highlighting the ways in which staff are helping turn Scotland’s Big C into the wee c.  As part of...

Lyndsay’s Significant Achievement

Many congratulations to Lyndsay Knowles, who took up a health visitor post in Grangemouth when she completed her training. Lindsay has been awarded the...

Back to Nature

Have you visited outpatient area 3 at Stirling Community Hospital recently? The walls are now sporting new artwork showing leaves, trees and branches, designed...

Hats Off to Lyn and Judith

A chance conversation at a wedding between Lyn Donnelly, a healthcare assistant at Cornton Vale Prison and Judith Rooney, a manager in the Women...

French Connection

The plight of Syrian and other refugees fleeing war, and living in camps near Calais, prompted Dr Sonia Allam, a consultant anaesthetist at Forth...

Drop-In Clinics a Success

Drop-in cervical screening clinics for NHS and Serco staff were declared a ‘great success’ with 29 women attending during a week-long pilot arranged to...

Thumbs Up for Drymen Doctor

In December 2015, Dr Waqar Cheema rose to the challenge of taking over a single handed GP practice in Drymen, which had been managed...

Puppy Love

Colleagues from across Forth Valley met up to say farewell to James Cassidy, Service Manager for Community Health Services in Falkirk, who recently retired...

Procuring Retirement

After nine years with NHS Forth Valley, Head of Procurement, Bob Jarvis has placed his final order – for a well-earned and happy retirement. Before...
Photo from left to right: Andrea Davidson, Lead General Practice Nurse (GPN), NHS Forth Valley, June Straight, GPN, Carronbank Medical Practice, Lesley Hamilton, Practice Manager, Carronbank Medical Practice, Beverley Birnie, Lead GPN, Carronbank Medical Practice, Jane Harris, Head of Programme, Workforce Education and Career Development, NHS Education for Health and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP.

Cabinet Secretary launches New Practice Nurse Publications at Carronbank

Neil Gray, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray, formally launched two important publications at Carronbank Medical Practice. These publications focus...

Big Thanks for Generous Donations to Local Food Pantry

Huge thanks to local NHS staff and Serco colleagues who have donated food to the local KLSB (Keep Larbert and Stenhousemuir Beautiful) food pantry. There...

Win a Kindle 16Gb (Closed)

This issue’s fantastic competition prize of a black 16Gb Kindle comes courtesy of staffbenefits.co.uk The Kindle 16 GB is Amazon's entry-level e-reader, offering a balance between...