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Millie the dog attends the Mental Health Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Every Dog Has Its Day – Millie’s Grand Opening

It’s not every day that a dog is invited to officially open a building project but that was the role for therapet Millie, accompanied...
Scamp and Dude scarves, underwear, sweatshirts, slippers and dressing gowns

Generous Donation Brings Cheer To Local Patients

A little post pandemic cheer has been received by the gynaecology oncology team, thanks to the clothing company Scamp and Dude. Earlier this year they...
NHS Forth Valley nurses come to together to celebrate Onam

Indian Festival Celebrations Highlight Sense Of Community

Many of our nurses recruited from overseas got together in Grangemouth recently to celebrate Onam, a festival which brings together communities in the Indian...
Ann McGregor; Maggie MacKinnon; Laura Crockert; Derek Blues; Claudine Macmurdo and Rhona Blues complete the Kiltwalk to raise money for Myeloma UK in memory of Andrene Keith

Team Complete Kiltwalk In Memory Of Andrene Keith

Friends and colleagues of Andrene Keith, a Project Officer with the Planning Team who sadly passed away in December 2022, completed the Kiltwalk to...
Dr Michael Moneypenny with friends

Michael Moves To Africa

After 12 years as an anaesthetist at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Dr Michael Moneypenny has packed his bags and headed east – to Africa. His...
Lyn Corkish, Nicole Milton, Kasey Saunders and James Riley complete a 26 mile hike from Alwick to Bamburgh Casle in aid of Macmillan

Mighty Hike For Macmillan

It was tough going for a team of four from Ward 2 at Bo’ness Hospital who completed a 26 mile hike from Alwick to...
The Neurology Team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital brave the elements to scale Dumyat hill

Neurology Team Scale New Heights For Charity

The Neurology Team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital braved the elements to scale Dumyat hill, which forms part of the Ochil Hills, which offers...
A group of local sonographers complete a 70km charity cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh to raise money for Maggie’s Forth Valley

Sonographers Cycle For Maggie’s

A group of local sonographers are completing a 70km charity cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh to raise money for Maggie’s Forth Valley. Even before...
Wendy Stanfield completes a sky dive at Strathallen airfield

Wendy Flies High For Heart Foundation

Wendy Stanfield, a nursing assistant in Ward 2 of the Mental Health Unit at Forth Valley Royal, took to the skies recently to raise...
Amanda Bendoris, joined by friend Sharon Nulty and colleagues Mandy McMonagle and Tracy Leishman, trek the West Highland Way

Amanda’s Milestone Birthday Trek

To celebrate reaching her half century Amanda Bendoris from the Hospital at Home team decided to set herself a challenge. Since her running days...
Friends holding banner

Friends raise £21,000 for Strathcarron Hospice in London to Paris Cycle

Four life-long friends have completed 309 miles cycling from London to Paris raising an incredible £21,000 for Strathcarron Hospice in memory of loved ones. Siblings...
Staff from the Endoscopy Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Endoscopy’s Mighty Hike for Macmillan

Staff from the Endoscopy Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital laced up their boots to take on the Rob Roy Mighty Hike full marathon,...
staff at Loch View Celebrating Learning Disability Nursing

Celebrating Learning Disability Nursing

As part of this year’s Learning Disability Nurses Day celebrations, staff at Loch View created a collaborative visual collage highlighting what their roles mean...