Slim Success
What a difference! These before and after pictures show that shedding extra weight IS achievable. Last year Clerical Officer Hunter Rice was one of...
Get Fit In ’14
NHS Forth Valley has signed the pledge to help our workforce become more active throughout 2014. Part of a Scottish Government scheme targeted at...
KSF/EKSF – Your Views
During March/April this year, NHS Forth Valley worked with external colleagues to complete a review of your experience of the KSF Personal Development Review...
The Journey from Absence to Attendance
During the early part of 2013 absence levels in NHS Forth Valley peaked at 6.94% against a Government target of 4%. With managers finding...
Staff Survey Update
The recent Staff Survey, which many of you completed, has been used to inform our local Staff Governance Action Plan which was submitted to...
Everyone Matters – Our Values
Remember receiving a little card asking you to identify your key values at work? The six most popular were being person centred, respectful, acting...
Putting the ‘IT’ Into Dietetics!
Two NHS Forth Valley dietitians have won a prestigious award for their use of desktop software to increase patient-facing time. Nicola Henderson and Caroline...
National Award for Oncology Department
Congratulations to the oncology unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital who have recently been awarded the prestigious Macmillan Quality Environmental Mark (MQEM).
The award is...
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow
Energy and Environment Assistant Tracey Gwynne had something of a close shave recently when she decided to chop off her locks to raise money...
Forth Valley Welcomes the World
Staff can hardly have failed to notice that NHS Forth Valley has been welcoming a large number of overseas visitors. In fact we have...
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...
