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Win an Android Tablet

This issue’s fantastic competition prize of a Veidoo Android Tablet comes courtesy of staffbenefits.co.uk The Tablet comes with a silicone case, charger and charger converter. Below...
Emma Forbes

Physio Emma Tackles Volunteer of the Year Rugby Award

When she’s not supporting patients with the NHS Forth Valley Neuro Rehabilitation Team, physiotherapist Emma Forbes is pitch-side with McLaren RFC in Callander —...

Marathon Relay for Public Health

Four members of staff from our Public Health Team - Mairi Whitfield, Susan Carson, Dr Chloe McAdam and Dr Oliver Harding - teamed up...
Fiona MacFarlane & Scott Burton

Health Improvement Fly the Flag for Team GB

Two members of our Health Improvement team - Fiona MacFarlane, Senior Health Improvement Officer, and Scott Burton, Improvement Advisor, recently represented Great Britain at...
David Thomson

David Goes the Distance for MND Research

David Thomson, Lead Huntington’s Disease Clinical Specialist Nurse and Motor Neurone Disease Specialist Nurse in the Neurology Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, recently...
Currie Sisters

Nursing Sisters Dance Their Way to World Stage

A huge congratulations to Hollie Currie, a Staff Nurse in the Endoscopy Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, and her sister Megan Currie, a...
Ashleigh Paterson

Ashleigh’s Half Marathon Tribute

Ashleigh Paterson, a nurse at Tillicoultry Medical Practice, laced up her trainers and took on the Alloa Half Marathon in memory of a close...

Harnessing Technology to Improve the Lives of People with Dementia

NHS Forth Valley has joined an ambitious new three-year, £2m project aimed at improving the lives of people living with dementia. The CONSOLIDATE network,...
Kayla MacDonald

Local Student Wins Radio Royal Award

Kayla MacDonald, an 18-year-old Digital Media student at Forth Valley College, has been awarded the 2025 Radio Royal Robyn Jenkins Memorial Award for her...
Stroke Unit's Tartan Tea Party

Stroke Unit’s Tartan Tea Party

Staff in the Stroke Unit recently held a Tartan Tea Party which raised more than £126 for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS) The theme...

Balfron Health Centre Team Attend Royal Garden Party

Staff from Balfron Health Centre were honoured to be invited to this year’s Royal Garden Party at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. The Garden Party is...

Inspiring the Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals

Staff from across NHS Forth Valley attended a Healthcare Careers Event for senior secondary pupils at Forth Valley College’s Falkirk Campus. Nurses, doctors and AHPs...

Tackling the Kiltwalk for Claire

A team of nurses from Forth Valley Royal Hospital will be lacing up their walking boots this September to take part in the Mighty...