Expert Woman

The expertise of NHS Forth Valley’s Head of Family Child Psychology could soon be aired in the world of broadcast after she was selected...

A Swimming Achievement

Well done to Lead Data Protection Officer, Linda Allen who has received an award for the work she does with Stirling Swimming Club, coaching...

Responding To Recommendations

A raft of measures designed to reinforce key infection control messages have been introduced into the Theatre Suite at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. They...

Speak Up Against Wasted Medicine

A new campaign has been launched to help tackle the amount of wasted medicines. The initiative, known as ‘Speak Up!’ is now being rolled...

Make Sure You Have The Right W.Wallace

A round-the-clock service to make sure every patient in Forth Valley Royal Hospital is identifiable by their CHI (Community Health Index) number has just...

Extra Support For People With Arthritis

Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership has been awarded funding to help improve the lives of people with arthritis. The £74,520 grant from...

Meeting Patient Needs

Eighteen GP practices within three general practice clusters in Forth Valley are being supported to take part in a ground-breaking programme which aims to...

Autism In Adults – A Helping Hand After Diagnosis

Charge Nurse Alison Hall has recently taken up a new role as Autism Project Manager to help people newly diagnosed with autism within secondary...

Trakcare Reaches Major Milestone

The TrakCare Programme has reached a major milestone with the signing of the contract. The programme has now formally launched and a number of...

New Outpatient Antibiotic Service Introduced

More people who need regular intravenous antibiotics are to be treated at home or in outpatient departments, as part of a pilot project to...

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...