Perfect Partners

NHS Forth Valley and the University of Stirling were judged Partnership of the Year at the 2015 Student Nursing Times Awards. The Awards celebrate the...

Online Support Helps You Keep Weight Off

The theory that people wanting to shed weight should keep a diary has proved a winner with staff. More than 700 of you searched...

Ex-It The Cardex

The days of using paper to manage and record what medicines patients take during their stay in hospital are coming to an end. The hospital...

Surviving Puberty

Community Sexual Health Educator Joanne Barrie has collated new guidance for parents and carers on how to prepare for – and survive – puberty...

Annual Report Launch – Health Promotion

Want to learn more about the work of the health promotion service over the past year. Read their annual report which is available in...

Long Distance Runners

Two health promotion staff have been pounding the streets of two capital cities to raise money for charity.  Ann McLaughlin, Health Promotion Lead Officer,...

In Aid of Eve

Kind-hearted colleagues of Scott Jaffray, Head of ICT/eHealth, have raised nearly £2,000 for Ronald McDonald Houses following specialist medical treatment in America for his...

Helping Strathcarron

A fund raising night held at Larbert Bowling Club raised an incredible amount of £1746.78p. This was donated to Strathcarron Hospice on behalf of Douglas McLauchlan Staff Nurse in...

Goodbye Glynis

“An incredible career and one that has made a difference to people, from cradle to grave.” That was how colleagues summed up the 40...

Agnes Hangs Up Her Hat

After 25 years of service and at 72 years of age Agnes Falconer said a fond farewell to all her colleagues at ASDU. Agnes, who worked as a...

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...