A Generous Hug for our Neonatal Unit
A group who run the weekly Snowdrop community café in Polmont have handed in a donation of £400 to buy Zaky hugs for our...
Fond Farewell to Sister Carla
Colleagues joined to wish a fond farewell to Sister Carla Tait who recently retired after a nursing career of more than 30 years.
Carla started...
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...
Curling Champion Turns Commentator – Vicky Makes BBC debut
Many of us who watched the recent Winter Olympics may have spotted local nurse and Olympic Gold Medallist Vicky Wright (now Drummond) as part...
Robert Digs in for Retirement
After 41 years of working for the NHS, Robert Clark is looking forward to a well-earned retirement. However, unlike many people, instead of putting...
Plans to Introduce Robotic Assisted Surgery
Having secured £2.5 million of Scottish Government funding, NHS Forth Valley has approved plans to introduce Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS), a development that has...
