New Life-saving Scans Introduced

Sonographers have begun a new male screening programme which could save lives. Heather McLeod is pictured at Stirling Community Hospital with Clifford Deans from...

Pioneering Work Leads to Safer Deliveries

The work of one of our staff, Sister Midwife Debbie Forbes, has led to improved safety for women and their unborn babies. Debbie, who...

Healthy Relationships

Young adults with learning disabilities are being helped to explore relationship issues, thanks to the work of our health promotion staff and Central Sexual...

Red Cross to The Rescue

One of the last duties undertaken by Public Health Director Dr Anne Maree Wallace, before she retired, was to sign a Memorandum of Understanding...

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...

First Leadership for All Event a Great Success

The first Leadership for All event took place on 2 April 2026 at the Albert Halls in Stirling. The aim was to bring together...

Striding out for the Kiltwalk

Colleagues from the Forth Valley ICU team laced up their walking boots and took on an incredible challenge, completing the 23-mile Glasgow Kiltwalk Mighty...

Highlighting Healthcare Careers

Third year pupils from across the Forth Valley area spent with staff from a range of local services at a recent event to promote...