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Board Members Bow Out

Two non-executive members of the NHS Forth Valley Board have stepped down after eight years in office. Vice Chairman, Dr Vicki Nash, is pictured receiving...

Helping Save Lives

A cup of tea and a biscuit is helping to save lives, according to Staff Nurse Barbara Page who works with drug users and...

Coming Soon – KSF/EKSF Review

Many members of staff across NHS Forth Valley are involved in the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) Personal Development Review and Planning process and...

Employee Engagement and Involvement Group (EEI)

Looking After Staff…. For the past two years we have been focussing on the priorities for staff and making sure we support wellbeing across the...

Values Matter

Remember that little card you received, asking you to identify the three key values that would contribute to our success as an organisation? What...

Staff Governance Standard – What Is It?

The Staff Governance Standard sets out what NHS Boards must do to manage and develop staff, ensure they have a positive experience as an...

Team Appointed to Help Teenage Mums

Child Protection Nurse Advisor Lorraine Newbigging has been appointed to lead a team which has been set up to support teenage Mums in Forth...

Leading the Way In Infection Control

The recent cases where patients in Lanarkshire and Lothian contracted Hepatitis C whilst in hospital have highlighted the importance of infection control. Although these...

KIS In Cars

When the shutters come down, offices are locked and phones transferred, it's the GP Out-of-Hours service that takes the reins together with NHS 24,...

Excellence Maintained

The Clackmannanshire Integrated Mental Health Service – a partnership between NHS Forth Valley and Clackmannanshire Council - has again been recognised for its excellence....
Photo from left to right: Andrea Davidson, Lead General Practice Nurse (GPN), NHS Forth Valley, June Straight, GPN, Carronbank Medical Practice, Lesley Hamilton, Practice Manager, Carronbank Medical Practice, Beverley Birnie, Lead GPN, Carronbank Medical Practice, Jane Harris, Head of Programme, Workforce Education and Career Development, NHS Education for Health and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP.

Cabinet Secretary launches New Practice Nurse Publications at Carronbank

Neil Gray, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray, formally launched two important publications at Carronbank Medical Practice. These publications focus...

Big Thanks for Generous Donations to Local Food Pantry

Huge thanks to local NHS staff and Serco colleagues who have donated food to the local KLSB (Keep Larbert and Stenhousemuir Beautiful) food pantry. There...

Win a Kindle 16Gb

This issue’s fantastic competition prize of a black 16Gb Kindle comes courtesy of staffbenefits.co.uk The Kindle 16 GB is Amazon's entry-level e-reader, offering a balance between...