160 Years of Care
The emergency department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has said goodbye to four emergency nurse practitioners, who between them notched up 160 years with...
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,...
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...
