A Forth Valley First!
NHS Forth Valley is the first health board in Scotland to introduce a new computer based learning module for all staff which addresses the...
On Track for Success
A system to track moveable medical equipment in Forth Valley Royal Hospital has been shortlisted for the Scottish Government’s ‘Driving Improvements, Delivering Results’ category...
BMJ Hopefuls
Two teams in NHS Forth Valley have been shortlisted for this year’s BMJ Awards.
A team led by Professor Malcolm Macleod, Professor of Neurology and...
3300 Years of Helping Patients
Around 130 NHS Forth Valley staff, with a total of 3,300 years service between them, were invited to a special award ceremony to celebrate...
Win First Class Tickets for the Caledonian Sleeper (Closed)
Staff News has teamed up with Serco to offer one lucky staff member the chance to win a pair of return tickets on the...
Raising Awareness of Drinking in Pregnancy
Local authority colleagues were invited along with NHS staff to take part in a quiz to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)....
Record Achievement
Head of Health Records, Agnes Provan, has finally closed her files and retired after almost 40 years in the health service.
Her career began as...
Working With African Communities to Reduce HIV
Africans living in Forth Valley are now getting help in a joint project between staff from NHS Forth Valley and Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV...
Introducing Our New GP Fellows
Five doctors recently took up post as part of a new pilot project which aims to develop the skills and experience of recently qualified...
Heading for HEPMA
A new electronic prescription chart which is replacing Kardex is to be piloted in mental health and children’s ward in early 2016. The system,...
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...
