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Charlie McCarthy, an Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Chair of Unison’s Forth Valley Branch and local Global Citizenship Champion

Our Man in Malawi – Global Citizenship in Action

We asked Charlie McCarthy, an Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Chair of Unison’s Forth Valley Branch and local Global Citizenship Champion, to share his experiences of...
Ophthalmology - Andrew Murray (Medical Director), Martin Fairbairn (Non-Executive Board Member) are pictured with Jason Graham (Operations Manager); Paul Flavahan (Consultant Opthalmology) and Juliet Catlin (Senior Charge Nurse)

Talking Patient Safety

A number of Patient Safety Conversation visits have taken place across the organisation over the last few months to give members of the Executive...
Laura Green works in NHS Forth Valley’s Pathology Department

Rising Scientific Star

A trainee Biomedical Scientist at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has been awarded the Rising Star Award in the Chief Scientific Officer National Awards 2024. The...
Their names of the new droids are from right to left...WALL-E, BB-8, C-3PO and R2-D2 and all four are a welcome addition to the team.

The Force is with the Fracture Clinic

Kevin McCloskey, Senior Charge Nurse and the Fracture Clinic team recently welcomed some new Droids (cast saws) to the department. They were procured through the...
Louie Beausang, friends and Dr Lynsey Fielden, who was Dr Beausang’s Geriatric Registrar during his time at Stirling Royal Infirmary, ran the Edinburgh Half marathon and managed to raise an incredible £5,300 for Blood Cancer UK.

Fantastic Total Raised in Memory of Dr Pat Beausang

Louie Beausang completed the Edinburgh Half Marathon in memory of his father Dr Pat Beausang a former Consultant in Geriatric Medicine at Stirling Royal...
Over the last few months tiny purple ducks have been appearing across the Women and Children’s Unit.

Help Solve the Mystery of the W&C Purple Ducks

Over the last few months tiny purple ducks have been appearing across the Women and Children’s Unit. They have been found in the kitchen, in...
Photographer Anne Sproul recently worked with our Clinical Research team and the photos were displayed in the atrium at Forth Valley Royal Hospital to coincide with Red4Research Day

Photography Project Aims to Capture Staff Behind the Scenes

A new photography project is underway to help capture NHS staff working in a variety of roles behind the scenes. Photographer Anne Sproul recently worked...
Angela Fairley, who has worked with older adults in Forth Valley for over 32 years, recently retired from her role as a Health Care Support Worker only to return a few weeks later to start a new chapter in her career with our local Macmillan nursing team.

Angela Starts a New Chapter with MacMillan

Angela Fairley, who has worked with older adults in Forth Valley for over 32 years, recently retired from her role as a Health Care...
Dr Scott Williams, NHS Forth Valley’s Deputy Medical Director for Primary Care Services and a local GP

University Honours for Clinical Staff

Four senior clinical staff from NHS Forth Valley have been appointed as Honorary Clinical Professors by the University of Stirling. Dr Jeyakumar Selwyn, an NHS...
Phyllis Wilkieson

Farewell to Phyllis

Phyllis Wilkieson retired from the role of Chief Nurse for Acute Services earlier this year after more than 36 years of working in Forth...

Brisbane Family Raise over £9,000 for Strathcarron

A local family with close links to NHS Forth Valley has helped raise more than £9000 for Strathcarron Hospice. The Brisbane family has set themselves...

Win one of 20 Overnight Stays at the Gleneagles Hotel (Closed)

As a thank you to NHS staff, Gleneagles Hotel has again kindly provided 20 gift vouchers entitling two people to bed and breakfast at...

Record Amount Raised for Children in Need

A number of events and fundraising activities took place at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and other sites to help raise money for Children in...