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Putting Patients First

The new buzzword “ person-centredness “ is officially defined as “the standard of care that ensures the patient is at the centre of delivery.”...

Gearing Up For Charity

Whilst most of us like to relax on holiday, NHS Forth Valley chairman Alex Linkston got into the saddle and cycled over 250 miles...

Cycling For Sepsis

A Forth Valley doctor got on his bike and cycled more than 450 miles to help raise awareness of a life threatening condition that...

Marathon Achievements

Mental health nurse Bryan Grome has taken to pounding the streets to raise money for causes close to his heart. He completed the Edinburgh...

In The Swim of Things

An appeal is being made for NHS Forth Valley staff to take the plunge and help raise money to benefit our patients. Polmont Rotary...

Choose to Loose

Overindulging over Christmas and then wishing we hadn’t eaten so much is a very common New Year feeling for many of us. To reduce...

Staff Say Goodbye With Silver

NHS Forth Valley Director of Public Health, Dr Anne Maree Wallace, recently retired after more than five years with the Board. She previously worked...

Farewell Mr Always Well

There’s not many folk who can work for an organisation for 33 years and never have a day off sick! But that was the...

Walking In A Winter Wonderland

There are now more opportunities for staff to enjoy the great outdoors thanks to a new network of paths which has recently opened in...

Dogged By Dog Ends

Staff and visitors at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are being urged to comply with no-smoking policies following concerns that litter left by smokers in...
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...