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,...
Fond Farewell To Christine
Patients in Unit 1 at Bo’ness Hospital joined the retirement celebrations when senior charge nurse Christine O’Donnell retired after 44 years with the NHS....
Introducing Our Latest Dementia Specialists
Two of our senior nurses have graduated as Dementia Specialist Improvement Leads (DSIL) and another four healthcare professionals in Forth Valley have become National...
Elaine Heads For Pastures New
A weel-kent face across the organisation for almost 30 years has left for pastures new. Elaine Vanhegan, Head of Performance and Governance with NHS...
Anne Says It With Flowers
After 33 years service, Anne Cairns, Customer Services Manager for Community Domestic Services, has said goodbye to a world of dusters, brushes and vacuum...
Peter Hangs Up His Boots
As a professional footballer, Peter Mackie played for Celtic, Dundee, St Mirren and Partick Thistle, before hanging up his boots to join the NHS...
New Role For Cardiology Consultant
Listening to what patients wants has become the watchword across NHS Forth Valley following the policy Realistic Medicine launched by Catherine Calderwood, Scotland’s Chief...
Enjoy The Great Outdoors – Win A Set Of Walking Poles (Closed)
Walking in Scotland can encompass mighty Munros, coastal paths, more gentle treks through forests and glens, or simply an afternoon’s amble through beautiful scenery....
OBE For Allison
Allison Ramsay, NHS Forth Valley’s former lead nurse for Learning Disability Services, was ‘stunned’ when she received a letter advising she had been nominated...
Curling Champion Turns Commentator – Vicky Makes BBC debut
Many of us who watched the recent Winter Olympics may have spotted local nurse and Olympic Gold Medallist Vicky Wright (now Drummond) as part...
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...
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...
