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Welcome Back Susan

After 8 years of working for the Scottish Government, Susan Bishop has returned to work in NHS Forth Valley as Head of Efficiency, Improvement...

Keeping a Tight Control of Antibiotics

Resistance to antibiotics is one of the biggest health threats we are facing, and antimicrobial stewardship is the practice of making sure that antibiotics...

Introducing Our New Board Member

Joanne Chisholm has been appointed as a new Non-Executive member of our Board. Joanne is an experienced HR & Organisational Development professional who has...

Maggie’s Forth Valley Appoints New Centre Head

The former Ward Manager for the Oncology Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Liz MacMillan, has been appointed as Centre Head for the new...

Self Monitor and Shed Weight

For those who want to lose weight community dietitians are running a new campaign ‘Self monitor for Success’ linked to the NHS Forth Valley...

Join the Record Breaking NHS Credit Union

Staff at NHS Forth Valley are encouraged to take advantage of the NHS Credit Union, which currently offers financial services to more than 13,500...

Everyday Excellence

NHS Forth Valley nurse and dementia champion, Yvonne Cairns, has appeared in a Royal College of Nursing Scotland (RCN) publication called ‘A Positive Choice:...

Carry on Nursing – New Registration System

Starting in April 2016, nurses and midwives across Forth Valley will maintain their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) through a new...

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...
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...