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Mental Health Student Nurse Shortlisted For National Award

At the end of April 2022, nursing student Catherine Watson, is travelling to London to meet a panel of judges, after being shortlisted for...

Theatre Scrub Amnesty – Please Return Your Raspberry Scrubs!

The Theatre Department is urging all staff to check their homes and return any raspberry colour scrubs that may be lying around in laundry...

Steffani wins National Pharmacy Award

Congratulations to Steffani (Steff) Beaton, Senior Pharmacy Technician, who won the Katherine Miles Outstanding Contribution to Pharmacy Award at the recent Association of Pharmacy...

Outstanding Success for Mental Health

Congratulations to the NHS Forth Valley mental health nurse therapist team from Behavioural Psychotherapy who are celebrating a clutch of successes at the Scottish...

Vicky Receives a Hero’s Welcome

Olympic gold medallist curler Vicky Wright received a hero’s welcome when she returned to ward B11 to start her first shift after her recent...

Helen Retires From Pharmacy After 50 Years

Video messages from as far afield as Texas helped mark the retirement of a pharmacy technician after more than 50 years of working with...

ICU Patients Get a Helping Hand From RITA

Thanks to funding from the Organ Donation Committee, a new piece of equipment is now available in the Intensive Care Unit at Forth Valley...

Learning Disability Nurses Celebrate Successes

Despite the challenges of Covid-19, Learning Disability nurses – who say they’re not the best at showcasing their work - are reporting considerable success...

Meet the Final Three Speak Up Advocates

In the last two issues of Staff News we highlighted out new Speak Up Service and introduced our two new Speak Up Ambassadors and...

Farewell to our Longest Serving Anaesthetist

Colleagues bid a fond farewell to our longest serving Consultant Anaesthetist, Dr Colin Lang, who recently retired having worked in Forth Valley for more...

Improvement Academy Impact Afternoon

Every year, the Improvement Academy celebrates the achievements of its graduates by showcasing their improvement work. This year, the team has uploaded a collection...

Driving Down Waste and Carbon Emissions

NHS Forth Valley is committed to meeting the national NHS Scotland target of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2040. Raching this ambitious goal will...

Leading Transformative Simulation on the International Stage

NHS Forth Valley’s innovative simulation work has been in the spotlight across Europe in recent months, with invitations to present at several major international...