Improving Care for Cancer Patients
The ‘moments that matter’ to cancer patients – such as good communication and support – have been explored at a two day event at...
Moving Forward With Patient Flow
The summer issue of Staff News highlighted a new three year patient flow project which we are taking forward in partnership with the Boston-based...
New Regional Endoscopy Unit Opens
The new regional Endoscopy Unit at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline was officially opened recently by Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing.
As well...
Lanarkshire Beatson Ground Breaking
Work on the Lanarkshire Beatson a new £22m radiotherapy centre for the West of Scotland is now underway and to celebrate the start of...
Spread Fun Not Flu
Hundreds of brightly-coloured posters have been appearing in buildings across Forth Valley including schools, health centres, community pharmacies and libraries, to highlight the start...
New Campaign Highlights Silent Disease
Staff and patients joined together to urge people who think they may have been at risk of contracting Hep C to come forward and...
Transforming the Lives of Diabetes Patients
Community dietitians have been working with patients with diabetes and have reported big successes in weight management. A pilot project has seen individuals shed...
Take it Right Outside
Health promotion staff were on hand in the atrium at Forth Valley Royal Hospital to support a campaign designed to drive home the harm...
Electronic Prescribing
NHS Forth Valley is moving ahead to implement electronic prescribing (HEPMA) across all hospitals in Forth Valley. This is an exciting development and the...
Best for Bowels
GPs are now able to see bowel screening results electronically, thanks to improved communication between the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme and primary care.
In the...
Brisbane Family Raise over £9,000 for Strathcarron
A local family with close links to NHS Forth Valley has helped raise more than £9000 for Strathcarron Hospice.
The Brisbane family has set themselves...
Win one of 20 Overnight Stays at the Gleneagles Hotel (Closed)
As a thank you to NHS staff, Gleneagles Hotel has again kindly provided 20 gift vouchers entitling two people to bed and breakfast at...
Record Amount Raised for Children in Need
A number of events and fundraising activities took place at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and other sites to help raise money for Children in...
