People with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) who live in Forth Valley are being asked to consider taking part in a ground-breaking trial. The trial is investigating if a common blood pressure drug, losartan, has additional properties that could slow down the… read more →
A partnership of local organisations in Stirling and the Forth Valley has been awarded £225,000 by the Life Changes Trust to enable people living with dementia to remain included and active in their local communities. The wide ranging partnership, which… read more →
An idea suggested by an NHS Forth Valley support group, has led to a nationwide art project exploring the stigma surrounding people with Hepatitis C. Hepatitis See, developed through a partnership between Scottish charities and a number of NHS Boards,… read more →
Earlier this year, NHS Forth Valley carried out an internal review of the stillbirths which had occurred during 2016 as, although the rate for the second half of the year was in line with previous years, the rate for the… read more →
Due to increasing and ongoing challenges in providing sufficient medical cover for the three existing Primacy Care Out-of-Hours Centres in Forth Valley, a number of changes are being made to the way services are provided on an interim basis. These… read more →