Procuring Retirement
After nine years with NHS Forth Valley, Head of Procurement, Bob Jarvis has placed his final order – for a well-earned and happy retirement.
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Welcome Back Susan
After 8 years of working for the Scottish Government, Susan Bishop has returned to work in NHS Forth Valley as Head of Efficiency, Improvement...
Keeping a Tight Control of Antibiotics
Resistance to antibiotics is one of the biggest health threats we are facing, and antimicrobial stewardship is the practice of making sure that antibiotics...
Introducing Our New Board Member
Joanne Chisholm has been appointed as a new Non-Executive member of our Board. Joanne is an experienced HR & Organisational Development professional who has...
Maggie’s Forth Valley Appoints New Centre Head
The former Ward Manager for the Oncology Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Liz MacMillan, has been appointed as Centre Head for the new...
Self Monitor and Shed Weight
For those who want to lose weight community dietitians are running a new campaign ‘Self monitor for Success’ linked to the NHS Forth Valley...
Join the Record Breaking NHS Credit Union
Staff at NHS Forth Valley are encouraged to take advantage of the NHS Credit Union, which currently offers financial services to more than 13,500...
Everyday Excellence
NHS Forth Valley nurse and dementia champion, Yvonne Cairns, has appeared in a Royal College of Nursing Scotland (RCN) publication called ‘A Positive Choice:...
Carry on Nursing – New Registration System
Starting in April 2016, nurses and midwives across Forth Valley will maintain their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) through a new...
Think FAST
Emergency department staff are working to improve the management of stroke patients in their department. During a locally-organised Stroke Awareness week they provided teaching...
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...
