Full Moon Challenge Was Best Medicine

After completing the Full Moon last year - a 26.2 mile marathon for the charity Walk the Walk - staff nurse Yvonne Cairns was...

Jogging Success From Start To Finish

Braving rain, winds and snow in one of the worst winters on record, this dedicated group of runners turned up regularly for training and...

Marathon Fund Raiser

Despite being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes six years ago at the age of 40, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Laura Mackintosh is determined to live...

Marie’s Memories of Midwifery

It was a holiday job at the age of 15 which was the precursor for Marie Goldie’s long career in nursing and midwifery. Aged...

Smear Tests For Staff

Cervical screening appointments for NHS Forth Valley and Serco staff will be available from 1st August 2018. They will be held over the next...

More Support For Mental Health Problems

A service which offers more support for patients with mild to moderate mental health problems has begun to operate in several GP practices across...

Connecting With Staff

More effective ways of providing advice and guidance to staff and managers have been developed by the operational HR department led by Service Manager...

Open All Hours – 7 Day Working In Microbiology Labs

Biomedical science is a biology and chemistry-related discipline used mostly in healthcare laboratories to identify, research, monitor and treat diseases. As one of the...

Jean Scores A Century

Taking each day as it comes has been the secret of a long and happy life, according to a patient who recently celebrated her...

RVS Say Thanks For New Cafe

A ceremony took place recently to thank the local organisations whose generous donations have helped transform the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) cafe at Stirling...

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...