Starring Role for Paula
A Forth Valley pharmacist is the star of a new campaign to encourage people on repeat prescriptions to look again at the medicines they...
Hush a Bye Baby
Babies in the neonatal unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital can now get used to travelling in a car before they leave hospital –...
RCN Fellowship for Sandra
Congratulations to Sandra Campbell - NHS Forth Valley’s Nurse Consultant for Cancer and Palliative Care – who has been recognised for her work with...
New Medical Director
Tracey Gillies has been appointed as the new NHS Forth Valley Medical Director. She is currently Medical Director of Acute Services at NHS Lothian...
Sing A Lullaby
The Women and Children’s Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital is bursting into song. More than 20 members of staff are now giving voice...
Giving People With Communication Difficulties A Voice
NHS Forth Valley’s Speech and Language Therapists supported the ‘Giving Voice’ campaign earlier this year by holding two all-day events - one at Forth...
Loose Change Adds Up
Staff using the restaurant at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are among the many customers who help raise money for charity, by popping their loose...
Shining the Light on Hand Hygiene
The Infection Control Team hosted an event to tie in with the World Health Organisation’s ‘Hand Hygiene Day’ in May 2014.
Over two study sessions...
Planning Ahead for Dementia
Final year nursing student Kirsty Swords, has scored considerable success with her ideas on advance care planning for people diagnosed with dementia.
Kirsty, who is...
Priorities for Next Year
An Annual Plan for 2014/15 has been produced which sets out our key plans and priorities for the year ahead. It also highlights our...
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...
