In the first ever RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards, NHS Forth Valley is top of the leader board for the highest number of finalists. Eight local staff, students and teams have been selected as finalists in 6 of… read more →
To celebrate International Day of the Midwife, staff in the Women and Children’s Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital got creative to produce some fabulous new artwork. It features constellations made up of their individual fingerprints to create a very… read more →
Congratulations to Nicola Riddell, NHS Forth Valley’s eRoster Manager who has been shortlisted in Digital Leader of the Year category in this year’s HSJ Digital Awards for 2023 for her work to develop a new eRostering system. Nicola has been… read more →
Wards 2 and 3 in the Mental Health Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have been awarded accreditation status by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) for their commitment to high quality care. To date, only two other mental health… read more →
NHS Forth Valley’s Orthotics Team Lead, Lynne Rowley was bowled over to hear she had been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list for services to the Allied Health Professions. A member of the British Association of Prosthetists… read more →
Local nurse and Olympic gold medal winner, Vicky Drummond (formerly Wright), recently received her MBE for services to curling from the Princess Royal at an investiture ceremony in the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Vicky who married fellow curler Greg… read more →
Two nurses from NHS Forth Valley have been awarded the prestigious title Queen’s Nurse. Colette Fotheringham, team leader of the Children’s Community Nursing Team and Laura McCann, Community Learning Disability Charge Nurse, were both selected to take part in a… read more →
Our Trauma Informed Cervical Screening Project Team, which includes staff from The Meadows and Psychological Therapies, won the Care for Mental Health Award at the 2022 Scottish Health Awards for their work to support women who have experienced rape or… read more →
Massive congratulations to NHS Forth Valley’s Race for Recipients team which was confirmed as this year’s winning team having been the first in the UK to smash the 7000km target and the overall winner of the NHS Board/Trust level 3… read more →
Hazel Somerville, Gender-Based Violence & Sexual Assault Service Lead, was among the first group of nurses in Scotland to train in advanced forensic practice. She said: “I had a lovely day graduating at Queen Margaret University with eleven amazing colleagues… read more →