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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...

Royal Award for Vicky

Local nurse and Olympic gold medal winner, Vicky Drummond (formerly Wright), recently received her MBE for services to curling from the Princess Royal at...
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...