The first of two additional operating theatres opened at Forth Valley Royal Hospital as part of a major new plan to increase diagnostic, surgical and inpatient capacity.
It is estimated that up to 1500 additional operations, both day and inpatient procedures, will be able to be carried out each year once both theatres are up and running. Another MRI scanner and additional inpatient beds are also planned to support the increased theatre activity. The major £17 million investment forms part of the Scottish Government’s National Waiting Times Improvement Plan and national elective care centre programme.
