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Electronic Patient Records Update

The move towards working with an Electronic Patient Record programme continues to gain momentum. More than 160 staff attended the last update event in...

It’s Good to Talk

You don’t have to be experiencing long-term sickness absence to access the Employee Counselling Service. This is open to everyone at anytime. NHS Forth...

Your Patients And Colleagues Need You!

Winter is always the busiest time of the year for NHS staff so it is vital that you stay well and healthy and look...

Jane Gets The Jab

Chief Executive Jane Grant was one of the first in the queue to get the flu jab at the recent outreach clinic at Carseview...

Innovative Therapy Wins Top Award

An NHS Forth Valley speech and language therapist currently on secondment to Strathcarron Hospice has won a top award for her efforts to improve...

Prize For Public Health

An NHS Forth Valley consultant was also recently recognised by the UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH). Dr Alex Stirling received the Littlejohn Gairdner Prize...

A Fresh Pair Of Eyes

The work of the Patient Public Panel PPP) has received a round of applause from NHS Forth Valley staff as it nears its 10th...

Dashboard Success

Real time dashboards which help monitor patient activity across our inpatient wards have achieved recognition for our IT team. They were runners up in...

Act Fast to Save Lives

Two specialist stroke nurses - Caroline McGhee and Amanda Smart – have been busy in Forth Valley Royal Hospital, helping people recognise the signs...

Beavering Away

Forth Valley Royal Hospital had a special visit recently from the 93rd Braes Scout Group Beavers, who came along to earn their Environment Partnership...
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...