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...
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...