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Talking Patient Safety with Sexual Health & Pain Services

Staff from our sexual health and inpatient pain service recently welcomed colleagues from the Senior Leadership and Clinical Governance Teams as part of the...

Simulating Safety Summit

The Scottish Simulation Safety Summit recently took place in the simulation centre at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, bringing together experts from across the world...

A Quality Collaboration

The Quality Improvement Team has been working closely with staff in our Acute and Clinical Assessment Units to help improve the experience of local...
Barbara Dowell

Endoscopy Team Remember Barbara

Barbara Dowell, a much loved, esteemed and respected member of the Endoscopy Team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, sadly passed away peacefully in March...
Ann Hanney

Diabetes Donation

The Forth Valley Paediatric Diabetes team received a cheque from Margaret Fish and her daughter Carolyn, on behalf of the late Ann Hanney. Margaret...

Hospital Team Thanked for Outstanding Care

A local family from Maddiston, recently attended Forth Valley Royal Hospital to make a donation and thank local staff after their father, John Main,...
A new state of the art system, that combines two scanning technologies to enhance diagnosis for cancer, urology and endocrine patients, has been introduced at Forth Valley Royal Hospital.

Radiology Staff Welcome Latest Scanning Technology

A new state of the art system, that combines two scanning technologies to enhance diagnosis for cancer, urology and endocrine patients, has been introduced...
Team Develops Gold Standard Treatment for Skin Cancer

Team Develops Gold Standard Treatment for Skin Cancer

A new clinic has been introduced at Forth Valley Royal Hospital to provide gold standard treatment for patients with certain skin cancers. Mohs Micrographic Surgery...
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...
Photo from left to right: Andrea Davidson, Lead General Practice Nurse (GPN), NHS Forth Valley, June Straight, GPN, Carronbank Medical Practice, Lesley Hamilton, Practice Manager, Carronbank Medical Practice, Beverley Birnie, Lead GPN, Carronbank Medical Practice, Jane Harris, Head of Programme, Workforce Education and Career Development, NHS Education for Health and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP.

Cabinet Secretary launches New Practice Nurse Publications at Carronbank

Neil Gray, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray, formally launched two important publications at Carronbank Medical Practice. These publications focus...

Big Thanks for Generous Donations to Local Food Pantry

Huge thanks to local NHS staff and Serco colleagues who have donated food to the local KLSB (Keep Larbert and Stenhousemuir Beautiful) food pantry. There...

Win a Kindle 16Gb

This issue’s fantastic competition prize of a black 16Gb Kindle comes courtesy of staffbenefits.co.uk The Kindle 16 GB is Amazon's entry-level e-reader, offering a balance between...