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See How Your Garden Grows

A new dementia-friendly garden has been created for patients in Ward 2 at Bo’ness Community Hospital to help them access the outdoors and enjoy...

Handmade for Dementia

Patients in Ward A32 at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have now got something special up their sleeves, with colourful cannula sleeves fashioned by Senior...

Now Wash Your Hands

These youngsters at Kippen Primary School enjoyed a lesson on the importance of hand washing under the watchful eye of Senior Specialist Health Protection...

Man of Action

Described by colleagues as ‘a man of action and many interests’, Consultant Paediatrician John Schulga celebrated his retirement after 20 years with NHS Forth...

Getting Better – Increase In Patient Satisfaction

Patient satisfaction with hospital care continues to rise within NHS Forth Valley. The latest national inpatient experience survey, published annually by the Scottish Government,...

Work Starts On Doune Health Centre

Work is now underway to construct a new health centre for Doune following the signing of the official contract. A ceremonial sod-cutting took place...

More Homely Surroundings

Mums-to-be can now give birth in more homely surroundings following the development of a new Alongside Midwifery Unit (AMU) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The...

Team Scores A Winner

A Falkirk-based mental health football team, run in partnership with NHS Forth Valley, Caledonia Services and Stenhousemuir Football Club, has won the Best Community...

Watch The Birdie

Staff, patients and visitors at the Women and Children’s Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are able to see a host of ‘garden birds’...

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 –...
Friends holding banner

Friends raise £21,000 for Strathcarron Hospice in London to Paris Cycle

Four life-long friends have completed 309 miles cycling from London to Paris raising an incredible £21,000 for Strathcarron Hospice in memory of loved ones. Siblings...
Staff from the Endoscopy Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Endoscopy’s Mighty Hike for Macmillan

Staff from the Endoscopy Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital laced up their boots to take on the Rob Roy Mighty Hike full marathon,...
staff at Loch View Celebrating Learning Disability Nursing

Celebrating Learning Disability Nursing

As part of this year’s Learning Disability Nurses Day celebrations, staff at Loch View created a collaborative visual collage highlighting what their roles mean...