NHS Forth Valley’s Research and Development Unit has announced a significant achievement as the first unit in Europe to open a new clinical trial focused on research into advanced and recurrent lung cancer. The trial will test a novel immunotherapy… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is seeking a new Chair to lead the local Health Board. Accountable to Scottish Ministers, this important role will help shape the future of local health services and provide assurance that the NHS Board is working effectively,… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is urging everyone offered a COVID-19 vaccine this spring to come forward, get vaccinated and stay protected – because COVID-19 hasn’t disappeared. Last summer in Scotland, there were more than 10,000 reported cases of COVID-19 and over… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is continuing its commitment to improving patient care with the installation of a third CT scanner at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, adding capacity for 6,500 additional scans per year and helping to address the increasing demand for… read more →
An event at the Gallery Restaurant at Forth Valley College’s Stirling Campus, was the perfect setting to celebrate the success of the Career Ambassador Project. Funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund helped the Forth Valley University College NHS Partnership… read more →
Kay Mair, NHS Forth Valley Lead Nurse for Parkinson’s and one of Scotland’s longest serving Parkinson’s Nurse Specialists, spent a day with royalty after receiving an invitation to help celebrate the work of Parkinson’s Nurses around the UK. An afternoon… read more →
NHS Forth Valley continues to reduce waiting times in a number of key areas, with waiting times for diagnostic scans and urology treatment dropping by 22% between April 2024 and September 2024. Additional national and local investment, along with the… read more →
A pioneering partnership between Stirling Council and NHS Forth Valley is continuing to provide some of the lowest waiting times in the country for speech and language therapy. During the last academic year (July 2023 – June 2024), almost 40%… read more →
Parents of school pupils in NHS Forth Valley are being asked to look out for vaccine consent forms being sent home from school. In Scotland, a number of vaccines are offered to young people in secondary school to provide them… read more →
Students in the Forth Valley area are encouraged to ensure their vaccinations are up to date before returning to college or university this year. Infectious diseases that can cause meningitis and other serious conditions can spread easily in universities and… read more →
