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Celebrating Dietitians Week

Dietitians and catering staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital recently celebrated Dietitians Week 2016, with a week long programme of special events. The focus of...

100,000 Children Later!

Nursery nurse Linda Mellon has headed ‘Down Under’ after 23 years with NHS Forth Valley, where she has cared for more than 100,000 children...

Edith Continues to Care

Retiring after 39 years with the NHS, most members of staff have a bucket list which includes travelling. With trips planned to countries including...

Fiona Hangs Up Her Hat

The Emergency Department in NHS Forth Valley has said goodbye to one of its longest-serving members of staff, Fiona Thomson, who has taken early...

Marathon Man

Teacher Allan Macdonald donned his running shoes to take part in the Edinburgh Half Marathon, netting more than £800 for the Emergency Department at...

In the Footsteps of Hadrian

Colleagues in speech and language therapy, dietetics, psychology and community nursing received a special award at this year’s Royal Garden Party at the Palace...

Conquering A Fear of Heights for Strathcarron

For someone with a fear of heights, hiking up the Ochil Hills would be viewed as a great achievement. But Arlene Smillie, Physiotherapy Co-ordinator...

London to Paris By Bike

Cycling from London to Paris is a tough call by anyone’s standards. But staff nurse Paula McIntosh and paramedic Debbie Brown pedalled almost 300...

Off to Buckingham Place

Sheila Marshall, who is a Specialist Biomedical Scientist in the labs at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, recently travelled down to London with nine other...

A Walk in the Sand

Trekking through the sand dunes of the Sahara Desert and camping under the stars in the Moroccan wilderness is the latest challenge for Consultant...
Friends holding banner

Friends raise £21,000 for Strathcarron Hospice in London to Paris Cycle

Four life-long friends have completed 309 miles cycling from London to Paris raising an incredible £21,000 for Strathcarron Hospice in memory of loved ones. Siblings...
Staff from the Endoscopy Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Endoscopy’s Mighty Hike for Macmillan

Staff from the Endoscopy Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital laced up their boots to take on the Rob Roy Mighty Hike full marathon,...
staff at Loch View Celebrating Learning Disability Nursing

Celebrating Learning Disability Nursing

As part of this year’s Learning Disability Nurses Day celebrations, staff at Loch View created a collaborative visual collage highlighting what their roles mean...