Excellence Award For Mental Health Team
Helping people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties to live a longer and more fulfilling life has resulted in a practice excellence award...
Celebrating Long Service
Around 70 NHS Forth Valley staff, with a total of 2080 years service between them, received a Long Service Award after achieving 20, 30...
Tackling Blood Bourne Viruses
New advances in treatment for the Hepatitis C virus together with an update on HIV, drug-related deaths and how the NHS, primary care and...
TrakCare Go Live Update – Change of Date
Please note this supersedes the article printed in the Spring Staff News
The TrakCare go live date will now be the 26th to 29th of...
Doune Health Centre Takes Shape
This picture, captured by a drone from McNiven Construction, shows the structural steelwork in place for the new £2.7m Doune Health Centre. At this...
Approach To Joint Problems Is Best In Class
A pilot project called ‘Best in Class’, which has been operating in Clackmannanshire over the past year, is now set to be rolled out...
New Target To Deliver Video Consultations
NHS Forth Valley recently secured £100,000 from the Scottish Government to carry out outpatient appointments via video links. The funding, from the Technology Enabled...
Improvement In Action
A pilot project involving the Surgical Directorate has helped a range of staff to acquire the confidence and capability to make improvements to the...
Increasing Capacity At Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Work is moving on apace to deliver a new £17m investment plan designed to increase capacity and reduce waiting times. A new MRI scanner,...
Ouch! Gary Learns The Hard Way
Another type of hair removal also raised a substantial amount for charity, £660 for Srathcarron Hospice. But it was a more painful experience for...
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...
