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Celebrating Dementia Awareness Week

It may have been a tad chilly, but a stiff breeze didn’t prevent patients from Unit 5 at Falkirk Community Hospital having a great...

Big Increase in Clinical Research

Patients in Forth Valley are now benefitting from a big increase in clinical research with more than 100 trials and projects taking place across...

Accolade for Inspirational Oncologist

A consultant from the Beatson Oncology Centre, who visits Forth Valley Royal Hospital twice a week for an outreach clinic, has been highlighted as...

A Keynote Performance

Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Michael Matheson dropped into the atrium at Forth Valley Royal Hospital recently to listen to...

Top Marks For Local Staff

Dana McGuigan, Operational Support Manager for Emergency Care & Inpatient services, recently completed her degree in Business Management with Leadership at the Open University....

High Praise for Microbiology

Three assessors who carried out a recent UKAS ISO 15189 inspection in the Microbiology Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital rated it highly. The...

6,700 Years of Caring

More than 250 staff with a total of 6730 years of service between them have received Long Service Awards from NHS Forth Valley. They...

Staff Awards Attract Huge Response

Nominations have been flooding in for this year’s Staff Awards. More than 200 were received during the first week alone and the final number...

Sisters Run for SiMBA

Despite hot weather, three sisters, two of whom work at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, completed the Edinburgh Half Marathon, smashing their target to raise...

Staff Reflect on Past and Future for Nurses Day

A book of reflections, gathered from staff across NHS Forth Valley during the Covid-19 pandemic, was handed over as part of local celebrations to...
Photo from left to right: Andrea Davidson, Lead General Practice Nurse (GPN), NHS Forth Valley, June Straight, GPN, Carronbank Medical Practice, Lesley Hamilton, Practice Manager, Carronbank Medical Practice, Beverley Birnie, Lead GPN, Carronbank Medical Practice, Jane Harris, Head of Programme, Workforce Education and Career Development, NHS Education for Health and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP.

Cabinet Secretary launches New Practice Nurse Publications at Carronbank

Neil Gray, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray, formally launched two important publications at Carronbank Medical Practice. These publications focus...

Big Thanks for Generous Donations to Local Food Pantry

Huge thanks to local NHS staff and Serco colleagues who have donated food to the local KLSB (Keep Larbert and Stenhousemuir Beautiful) food pantry. There...

Win a Kindle 16Gb (Closed)

This issue’s fantastic competition prize of a black 16Gb Kindle comes courtesy of staffbenefits.co.uk The Kindle 16 GB is Amazon's entry-level e-reader, offering a balance between...