Opening The Doors To A Career In Nursing

Three of our Healthcare Support Workers have just taken the first steps to become future nurses. They have been accepted on the Open University’s pre-registration...

Outstanding Results For Local Labs

Since the start of the pandemic, the Microbiology Department at Forth Valley Hospital has processed more than 186,000 samples in the fight against Covid-19. This...

Big Thank You To Forth Valley College

Specially designed plaques have been presented to Forth Valley College to say thank you for their role in helping to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine...

Scottish Health Awards – Vote For Our Local Team

Get voting now for an important initiative which helped residents in Forth Valley care homes, who were suffering from Covid-19, receive medication as quickly...

IT Service Desk Success

Difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic failed to deter our IT Service Desk in their bid to achieve a two-star accreditation from the Service...

Bo’ness Community Hospital Garden Revamp

Patients at Bo’ness Community Hospital will soon get a brighter outlook on life with one of the property’s gardens set to get a revamp. The...

Day Medicine Changes Reap Rewards

Big successes have been reported by the Day Medicine Unit who have successfully implemented a Value Management approach led by Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Working with...

Home Vision Tests Move Closer

A project led by NHS Forth Valley Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr Iain Livingstone, could lead to the prospect of people in Forth Valley being able...

Women & Children’s Take Delivery of New Artist in Residence

Artist, illustrator, printmaker and teacher Natasha Russell was recently appointed as the Women and Children’s Unit new artist in residence and has already been...

New Lease Of Life At Lochview

An unused cycle rack in Stirling has found a new home at Lochview, and is already proving popular. It was transported and installed in its...

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...