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 →

Forth Valley Royal Hospital was affected by a brief power outage this afternoon, however power has been now restored to the site. There was a short period before the back-up generators came onstream, where contingency arrangements were required to be… read more →

Update on Visiting We are asking families and friends not to visit patients in hospital until after the red weather alert has ended and to follow the latest travel advice for later this evening to help keep everyone safe. In… read more →

An NHS health board has won the first-ever Public Sector AI Challenge, run by Futurescot in partnership with Storm ID. NHS Forth Valley scooped a prize of £20,000 in consultancy services from the Edinburgh-headquartered digital firm – to develop a… read more →

University of Stirling student nurses officially marked the end of their studies last week – and more than half have already been recruited by the local health board, NHS Forth Valley. Others have taken on new roles around the country… read more →

Congratulations to our Adult Diabetes Team who won the Diabetes Project of the Year Award at the recent Scottish Healthcare Awards. The team was nominated for a project to change diabetes practice and ensure all patients have the opportunity to… read more →

Four local NHS Forth Valley staff and teams have been shortlisted as finalists in this year’s Scotland’s Health Awards. The awards, running for the 23rd year, in partnership with NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government, recognise the contribution made by health and… read more →

A former NHS Forth Valley doctor who co-invented the world’s first insulin pen, transforming the lives of millions of people with diabetes, has been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement award at the 2024 Pride Of Britain Awards. Dr Sheila Reith… read more →

Over the last few months, work has been undertaken with the contractor and NHS Scotland Assure to address the remaining outstanding technical issues relating to the pipework and fire compliance regulations for the new National Treatment Centre Inpatient Ward. A… read more →

NHS Forth Valley is one of three public sector organisations shortlisted for the first Futurescot AI Challenge. Following an extensive process during the summer, during which 35 ideas were submitted from over 20 organisations, the successful applicants going forward to… read more →