Fellowship Award Supports Research on Psychological Therapies

Clinical Psychologist Dr Edel McGlanaghy, who works with Adult Psychological Therapies in Falkirk, has been awarded a NRS Career Researcher Fellowship. This allows her to...

Introducing our New Clinical Director for Quality

Mr Chris Rodger, Consultant General Surgeon, who has recently been appointed as NHS Forth Valley’s new Clinical Director for Quality, tells us more about...

Bo’ness Garden Transformed

A “tired” hospital garden has been transformed into an oasis of colour, thanks to community efforts and £15,000 of National Lottery funding. Bo’net – the...

A Heartfelt Farewell to Allister

The Cardiology Department recently said goodbye to much loved colleague Dr Allister Hargreaves who retired after 27 years with NHS Forth Valley, initially at...

Tackling Climate Change

New arrangements are being put in place to help meet targets set by the Scottish Government to make Health Boards greener and more energy...

Presidential Award for Public Health Nutrition

Our Public Health Nutrition Team has been awarded the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) President’s Award for the food work and REHIS...

Supporting our Armed Forces

NHS Forth Valley has received a Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award which was presented after a Royal Gun Salute at Stirling Castle...

Triumph at UK Student Nursing Awards

NHS Forth Valley and the University of Stirling scooped two awards at the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards – confirming the success of our...

Best Foot Forward

Spirits were high, the weather was glorious and blister plasters came in handy as 14 staff from the Falkirk Learning Disabilities Integrated team, accompanied...

Celebrating the Best of Nursing & Midwifery

Hundreds of nurses and midwives across Forth Valley recently celebrated International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day to show the incredible difference...

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...