Shirley Ann Stewart

Benefits of Joint Working for Cancer Care

The benefits to cancer patients and their families of close working with partners such as Macmillan were highlighted by our cancer care staff at...

Paul’s Run-away Success

With an initial target to raise £500 for a charity which may have saved his life, Paul McCaffery, a ICU Healthcare Assistant, has raised...

Pat Harker – Now Retired, Always Admired

Colleagues recognised the kindness and compassion shown by Advanced Nurse Practitioner Pat Harker who retired recently after 43 years with the NHS. Her care...

Hats Off To Our Former Midwives

Memories of giving birth to a daughter prematurely some 70 years ago, has prompted a local mother to knit more than 70 baby hats...

Corporate Records – Never Boring Says Amy!

Information and records are one of NHS Forth Valley’s most valuable and essential assets. But they require effective management. Here to help is Amy...

Psychological Therapy Team Put Their Best Foot Forward

Notching up more than 5 million steps during October and November 2020 earned an NHS Forth Valley team fifth place out of 535 teams...

Lesley’s Double Cycling Challenge

Lesley Price, a community learning disability nurse with the Stirling team, has set herself a double challenge. Air-lifted to hospital in Glasgow after she...

World Famous Artist Donates to Our Rainbow Wall

Artwork submitted by NHS Forth Valley and Serco staff for the key workers Rainbow Wall in Forth Valley Royal Hospital has now found itself...

Reducing Waste

Opportunities to save NHS Forth Valley around £260,000 every year have been identified in a waste mapping exercise across seven of our sites -...

Mental Health Team Show Support for Local Foodbank

A team of nurses and doctors from the Mental Health Acute Assessment Team (MHAATs) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital donned their running shoes to...

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...

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...

Richard Retires after Four Decades of Nursing Care

A local staff nurse is heading for retirement after more than four decades of public service. Richard Milne, 65, worked at Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre...