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Martin is Chieftain for the Day

A Stirling community psychiatric nurse was chosen to be Chieftain at this year’s Bridge of Allan games after organisers searched for a Covid-19 hero...

Lauren’s Visual Diary

Mostly inspired by two of her great loves, nature and cats, Lauren Bremner is an up-and-coming young Scottish artist, who has been working closely...

Ellen Looks Forward to Her Reinvention

After 45 years in nursing, Ellen Hudson, Deputy Nurse Director, recently retired. Ellen started her career as a nursing auxiliary, then completed her training...

Catherine’s Lasting Legacy

A wide range of improvements and a new appointment system for patients attending the venesection clinic, is the legacy of Catherine Clark who recently...

Bringing Colour to CAMHS

Artist Robyn Woolston is busy putting the finishing touches to her Arts for Mental Health and Wellbeing commission to bring more colour to waiting areas...

Bo’ness Staff Support Kiltwalk

Despite preparations ranging from ‘nothing at all’ and ‘good intentions’ to completing regular 15-to-20-mile hikes in the preceding weeks, the nursing team from Ward...
Medication

Prescribing Improvement Initiative Proves a Success

A Prescribing Improvement Initiative which ran from July 2020 to July 2021 in 47 out of the 50 GP Practices in Forth Valley delivered...

Cutting Waiting Times for Cataract Surgery

Waiting times for cataract surgery are being reduced and outpatient assessment clinics increased, thanks to the efforts of our ophthalmology team and additional funding...

MSK Team Turn Their Hand to Gardening

Green fingered staff across the organisation have been working hard to create a number of new garden areas. This includes the Westburn MSK team who...

Electric Vehicles Support Our Drive To Go Green

Transport has a significant role to play in reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions, as well as improving air quality levels, and is responsible for...

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...