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Fond Farewell to Sister Carla

Colleagues joined to wish a fond farewell to Sister Carla Tait who recently retired after a nursing career of more than 30 years. Carla started...
Highlighting the Role of Extended Scope Physiotherapists

Highlighting the Role of our Extended Scope Physiotherapists

The role of the extended scope physiotherapist (ESP) in rheumatology has evolved over the last few years. Initially developed to oversee the management of the...

Lara is a Housekeeping Star

Congratulations to Lara Harley, a ward housekeeper in the Renal Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, who received a Serco star ward after being...

Positive Conversations with CADS

The Patient Safety Conversation Visit programme started the year on a positive note with a return visit to our Community Alcohol and Drugs Service...

Rocking Our Socks for Down Syndrome Day

Staff from our Women and Children's Unit recently showed their support for World Downs Syndrome Day on 21st March 2023 by rocking some very...

Singing Support Workers

Staff in the clinical and acute assessment units at Forth Valley Royal Hospital want to sing the praises of two clinical support workers, Lorraine...

Thanks for Making SIREN Happen

The SIREN study, which closed on 31st March 2023, was established early in the pandemic with participants undergoing regular testing for Covid-19. Analysis of these...

Three Cheers for Unit 5

Senior Charge Nurse, Tracey Gow and her team at Falkirk Community Hospital are gearing up for the RCN Scotland nursing awards in June 2023...

Prestigious Award for Mental Health Services

Wards 2 and 3 in the Mental Health Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have been awarded accreditation status by the Royal College of...

Staff Support and Wellbeing Week Success

NHS Forth Valley’s Staff Support and Wellbeing Group concluded their first Staff Support and Wellbeing Taster Week on 20th January 2023, following a week...

Urology’s Mountain Mission

A team from the Urology Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital embarked on a mountain mission to scale Ben Ledi in an effort to...

New NHS Career Ambassador Project Launched

A new project has been launched to make a real difference to the careers of students from a wide range of backgrounds, who may...

Jo’s Powerful Record

Jo Tolland may be best known as the Programme Director for our Culture Change and Compassionate Leadership Programme, coordinating a record number of focus...