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...

Yvonne Encourages Playlist for Life

One of NHS Forth Valley’s Dementia Champions, Yvonne Cairns, is encouraging families who care for a relative or friend with dementia, to create a...

Inspection Updates

Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre has been given a clean bill of health following an inspection which resulted in no requirements or recommendations. The Healthcare Environment...

Celebrating 100 Years of Nursing

Nurses gathered in the atrium at Forth Valley Royal Hospital to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Royal College of Nursing. The event, on...

Forth Valley Staff Help Promote NHS Careers

Two members of staff with NHS Forth Valley feature on a new careers website to highlight the wide range of jobs and careers available...

Thank You for Looking After Me

A patient in the Cardiology Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has raised an amazing £757.50 in appreciation of her care. Janet Robertson has...

Queen’s Award for Long Service

Two familiar faces, Head of Occupational Health Dorothy Bell-Sneddon (right) and Lead Nurse Susan Dawson, are pictured receiving their Queen’s Nursing Institute Award for...

Spanish Success!

Congratulations to Dr Stuart Cumming, Associate Medical Director for the Community Services Directorate, whose presentation on Anticipatory Care Planning was shortlisted at the recent...

Gathering Round the Table for Maggie’s

Staff from Forth Valley Royal Hospital and colleagues from Maggie’s, joined forces to launch a new national fundraising campaign – Maggie’s Kitchen Table Day...

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...