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 →
Our Public Health Nutrition Team has been awarded the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) President’s Award for the food work and REHIS training that they deliver across the three prisons in Forth Valley. Wendy Handley, Community Food Development… read more →
Vicky Wright, Olympic gold medallist and Forth Valley Royal Hospital nurse, has been awarded an MBE in The Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours for her services to curling. Vicky was the vice skip of the British Olympic Curling Team which won… read more →
The University of Stirling and NHS Forth Valley have scooped two awards at the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards – recognising the success of their long-standing partnership in teaching and educating the next generation of nurses. The awards – which… read more →
A Consultant Neurologist at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to biomedical and health science. Prof Malcolm MacLeod, who is also Professor of Neurology and Translational Neuroscience at the University of Edinburgh, has been elected… read more →
Nicola Henderson, NHS Forth Valley Dietitian and eHealth Lead, graduated with a distinction and received the Imperial College London’s Faculty of Medicine Dean’s prize for her Digital Health Leadership MSc after finishing top of her class. Nicola, said she was… read more →
NHS Forth Valley has worked closely with Forestry and Land Scotland to manage, enhance and increase access to the woodland around Forth Valley Royal Hospital. This provides a great resource for local patients, staff, visitors as well as the wider… read more →