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It’s Good To Feel Needed

Volunteers across NHS Forth Valley have been speaking about the satisfaction and personal development opportunities they receive through working with patients and staff. Their...

Historic Crossing

Among the 50,000 people who had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk across the new Queensferry Crossing was Claire Campbell, a domestic assistant at Forth...

Farewell Pat

Colleagues have said farewell to Staff Nurse Patricia Barclay, who has retired after 31 years in the NHS. Patricia started her nursing career in...

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Well done to Monika Johnson, Administration Support at Stirling Community Hospital, who recently braved the shave in support of Maggie's Forth Valley. Monika had been growing...

New Chief Executive Appointed

NHS Forth Valley has a new Chief Executive. Cathie Cowan, currently Chief Executive of NHS Orkney, is expected to take up her post before...

Mary Rings The Changes

After 21 years in NHS Forth Valley, Mary Orzel is now spending her retirement pursuing several new interests. These include bell ringing, becoming a...

Richard’s Perfect Timing

Forty years to the day that Richard Green started as a student nurse in Falkirk District Royal Infirmary, he was celebrating his retirement and...

Don’t Suffer In Silence

Clinical Co-ordinator Cathy Johnston has been awarded first prize in a poetry competition, with an entry based on her personal experience of burn-out at...

One Good Turn Deserves Another

For many years, Jim and Kirsteen Hardie (Team Hardie) worked within the Physiotherapy Department in NHS Forth Valley, between them treating tens of thousands...

Evelyn’s Blown Away

Blown away – that’s how Evelyn Hadden, Primary Care Contracts Manager, described the vast array of gifts and cards she received when she retired...

Leading Transformative Simulation on the International Stage

NHS Forth Valley’s innovative simulation work has been in the spotlight across Europe in recent months, with invitations to present at several major international...
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,...