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Farewell Message from Our Chief Residents

They say time flies when you’re having fun, but, it seems it also flies when you’re working in an increasingly pressured health service. It’s...

A Royal Invitation to Lunch

An email which arrived out of the blue resulted in two local staff being invited to lunch with HRH, The Princess Royal at Strathcarron...

Research Success for Bone Fracture Trial

Local staff have been praised for their success in recruiting patients to a new UK-wide clinical trial. The ProFHER-2 study aims to assess how effective...

Warm Welcome to Our New Junior Doctors

A warm welcome to our new junior doctors who joined NHS Forth Valley in August 2022 after taking part in induction and shadowing opportunities. This...

New Wellbeing Garden at the Bungalows

The Psychological Therapies team, who are based at the Bungalows in Larbert, received a Covid-19 response grant in October 2021 to help build a...

CMHT Say Farewell to Elaine

The Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults at Falkirk Community Hospital recently said a sad farewell to a lovely colleague Elaine Houston who...

Dead Exciting!

Two of our pathology colleagues, Amber Smith and Lynn Anderson, switched roles recently to become film extras for a day. They joined a film crew...

Christine Signs Off With A Flourish

When senior dietitian Christine Christie retired recently after more than 35 years in NHS Forth Valley, she not only left with good wishes from...

From Fundraiser to Employee

Regular readers of Staff News may be familiar with the name of Paul McCaffery who has raised thousands of pounds for Cahonas, a Scottish...

Gold Award for Supporting the Armed Forces

NHS Forth Valley is one of nine organisations in the Highland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (HRFCA) area which has recognised by the UK...

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...