Voyage of Hope

Nurse Sue Swift, now a counsellor in primary care, is one of a team of four from Clackmannanshire who set sail to help provide...

New Patient Reminder System

A new patient reminder service is being trialled for outpatient appointments in gastroenterology, neurology and dermatology. It involves patients receiving a recorded phone message...

Win A Meat Box (Closed)

Staff News has teamed up with Falleninch Farm Butchers to offer one lucky staff member a chance to win a Farmers Meat Box worth...

Leading The Way

Congratulations to the latest delegates who have successfully completed the Introduction to Leadership programme in NHS Forth Valley. Pictured with them are the facilitators...

Leaders In Their Field

Well done and huge congratulations to the midwifery team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital who won the Best Start Leadership Programme at an event...

Royal Approval

Head of Family Child Psychology, Dr Lorraine Johnstone, has been presented with an award from the Butler Trust by HRH The Princess Royal, in...

Catering Commended

The quality of the food served to patients, staff and visitors in our hospitals was highlighted in a recent episode of Landward – BBC...

Anne’s Cooking On Gas!

A ‘well-kent’ face in the restaurant at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Catering Manager Anne Davidson, has been crowned ‘Facilities Management (FM) Professional of the...

‘Step’ Tacular Staff

Walking around the world 4 times may sound like an impossible feat to many; however, local staff from across NHS Forth Valley have managed...

For She’s A Jolly Good Fellow

Congratulations to our Director of Nursing Professor Angela Wallace who received an RCN Fellowship award at the 2016 RCN Congress which took place in...

Curling Champion Turns Commentator – Vicky Makes BBC debut

Many of us who watched the recent Winter Olympics may have spotted local nurse and Olympic Gold Medallist Vicky Wright (now Drummond) as part...

Robert Digs in for Retirement

After 41 years of working for the NHS, Robert Clark is looking forward to a well-earned retirement. However, unlike many people, instead of putting...

Plans to Introduce Robotic Assisted Surgery

Having secured £2.5 million of Scottish Government funding, NHS Forth Valley has approved plans to introduce Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS), a development that has...