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Clouds Form Part of New Dementia Friendly Artworks

The thoughts of people in Central Scotland who are living with dementia have helped   formulate two digital artworks at Forth Valley Royal Hospital –...

Open For Business

It was all hands to the deck for the opening of the new GP and Minor Injuries Centre at Stirling Health and Care Village....

Big Day For Bellfield

The keys to the new Bellfield Centre have been handed over. The ceremonial honour was carried out by Keiran Day, a 21 year old...

Multi Million Pound Investment To Help Cut Waiting Times

A £17 million investment in additional theatre capacity plus a new MRI scanner will help reduce waiting times at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Two new...

Happy Birthday To Us

As the NHS celebrates its 70th anniversary, Staff News looks at some of the health heroes in NHS Forth Valley over the past seven...

Lesley Reflects On Decades of Caring

Three years after the birth of the NHS, Lesley Douglas embarked on her long nursing career at the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital in Edinburgh,...

Poster Girl Steps Down

Describing  herself as a ‘poster girl for opportunity in the NHS with three different careers’ Head of Organisational Development, Morag Mclaren retired recently after...

Protecting Bright Ideas

Many of us have probably come up with a new idea that has helped improve the way we work or deliver care to our...

Prestigious Award For Reducing Animal Experiments

Neurologist Professor Malcolm Macleod, who works with NHS Forth Valley neurology and stroke services, has received a prestigious European award for his efforts to...

Busy Busy

It’s been a hectic few months for our latest Chief Residents, Ruridh Allen and Adam   Williamson. Improving staff engagement by the way of trainee forums,...
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 (Closed)

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...