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On Track for Success

A system to track moveable medical equipment in Forth Valley Royal Hospital has been featured as a success story in the Clinical Services Journal....

Walk the Walk

The results of a recent Work Positive survey highlighted that health promotion staff were keen to start a walk at work programme. Practising what...

Flu – We’re Ready for You!

With winter approaching, staff are being reminded to look after their health by getting a flu jab. Not only will it help protect you,...

Ringing Endorsement for Cycle Scheme

Specialist Biomedical Scientist June Plummer has written to Staff News saying she wants to give a big thumbs up to the Cycle to Work...

Wanted – Your Good Ideas!

Across Scotland, NHS staff are continually innovating and coming up with new ideas, many of them simple devices, gadgets or programmes that help them...

Honoured for Ebola Work

NHS Forth Valley Emergency Consultant Dr Roger Alcock, who was among the first NHS volunteers to travel to Sierra Leone in the fight against...

Creating a Healthier Scotland

The conversation has begun on the long term future of health and social care services in Scotland – and your input is needed. From...

Tackling Hate Crimes

A new protocol and guide has been launched by NHS Forth Valley on how to respond to hate incidents which it is hoped will...

Staff Show Support for New Cancer Campaigns

Staff in NHS Forth Valley are supporting two new national campaigns to change how cancer is viewed in Scotland. The wee C campaign aims...

The Great Medic Bake-off

Some of the ‘tools of the trade’ were represented on this splendid cake, baked to welcome NHS Forth Valley’s new medical trainees. More than...
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...