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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...
Serco colleagues based at Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Serco Stride out for Children’s Charity

Serco colleagues based at Forth Valley Royal Hospital recently competed the Kiltwalk and held a fundraising event in the restaurant to raise money for...
Patricia Beattie, a former Practice Nurse at Stenhousemuir Health Centre

Practice Nurse Patricia Retires after a Half Century of Caring for Others

Patricia Beattie, a former Practice Nurse at Stenhousemuir Health Centre, recently retired after working in the NHS for an incredible 50 years. Known as Tricia...
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...