A Hearty Success
A big thanks to staff from the Resuscitation Team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital for organising NHS Forth Valley’s first ‘Restart a Heart’ day....
Congratulations Ward B31
As part of National STOP Pressure Ulcer Day, held by the Tissue Viability Team on 19th November 2015, staff from Ward B31 were recognised...
Hear Hear for Award Winning Team!
NHS Forth Valley’s Audiology and Volunteer Service has won the 2015 British Academy of Audiology’s (BAA) Team of the Year Award. This award was...
National Recognition for Long Service
Three of our community nurses who specialise in mental health issues received Long Service Awards from QNIS (The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland) at a ceremony in...
Serco Team Sparkle at Awards
Serco, in partnership with NHS Forth Valley, has won the prestigious Golden Services Award 2015 for the cleanest healthcare premises with more than 250 beds, for...
Draft Strategic Plans for Health and Social Care Services
Wide ranging consultations on how health and social care services should be delivered locally in Forth Valley are now underway. Draft Strategic Plans –...
Amazing Response to Staff Awards
The help and care which one of our health visitors has given to local mums over the past 25 years earned her the Chairman’s...
Into Africa
Imagine a hospital serving 50,000 patients with just three doctors, in an area stricken by Aids. Or a woman and child who hadn’t eaten...
Highlighting Health and Safety – Special Feature
European Health and Safety Week takes place in October each year and is designed to raise awareness of health and safety at work. Every...
Clinical Services Review Update
Work is currently underway to finalise the reports of the 8 workstreams who have been working with frontline staff, community groups and service users...
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...
