Fighting Extremism
Recent terrorist events have highlighted the need for people to be constantly on their guard against extremists. The UK Government has placed a statutory...
Coming to a Place Near You
With the flu season approaching, the NHS Forth Valley immunisation team will be visiting wards and community hospitals offering flu jags to staff. This...
Flu Vaccination Pilot Results Published
Details of a pilot project to vaccinate school children across Forth Valley at weekends and after school, have been published in the British Journal...
Listening to Staff
Issues raised by staff are to be given a higher profile at the Area Partnership Forum (APF).
Until now the emphasis at the Forum, which...
Going for Gold
With an Investors in People Silver Award already under our belt, NHS Forth Valley is now going for gold.
This will involve the Investors in...
Customer Service Champions
Twenty staff members are part of the first cohort of two new customer services programmes, which includes acting as ‘learning buddies’ for participants.
As part...
iMatter Update
Thank you to all of you who have already been involved in the roll out of iMatter across NHS Forth Valley. The employee engagement...
Opening Up Orthotics
Staff in the orthotics department have mounted a campaign to tell patients more about what they do, and encourage feedback to make the service...
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...
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...
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...
Richard Retires after Four Decades of Nursing Care
A local staff nurse is heading for retirement after more than four decades of public service.
Richard Milne, 65, worked at Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre...
