Around 1,000 additional frontline staff and students are set to join NHS Forth Valley to help respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past month, 300 staff have joined NHS Forth Valley’s local staff bank. The majority (around 70%) are nurses… read more →
Two time Scottish champion Vicky Wright should have been returning home from the World Championships in Canada today, but instead she will be heading onto the NHS front-line preparing to play her part in the global battle against the Coronavirus.… read more →
This unique community network will be piloted from January 2020 until December 2020. The network aims to support babies, children and young people (aged 0 to 21 years) with life-shortening conditions, and their families by providing timely access to specialist… read more →
More parents with babies who would previously have been admitted to the Neonatal Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are now able to avoid being separated thanks to the introduction of a new service which aims to keep parents and… read more →
Families and friends who have lost a loved one are being invited to a service of remembrance in the spiritual care department on the ground floor of Forth Valley Royal Hospital on Monday 16th December 2019 at 7.00pm. The short… read more →
Children and adults with health conditions and parents of children aged 2-5 years are urged to protect themselves and their children against flu, which can be a serious and fatal illness for these groups of people. That’s the message from… read more →
A nurse working at a medical centre in Falkirk has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Gabriela Maxwell was selected earlier this year to take part in a nine-month development programme run by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS). The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) was nominated by her employers for demonstrating high… read more →
A NHS Forth Valley health visitor has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Deborah Wishart was selected earlier this year to take part in a nine-month development programme run by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS). She was nominated by her employers for her… read more →
Current waiting times for the Emergency Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Stirling Health and Care Village can now be checked online. The information, which can be accessed on the NHS Forth Valley… read more →
A trial virtual emergency consultation programme for eye patients has led to quicker treatment times and removed the need for follow up hospital appointments in more than half of cases, according to researchers. The tele-ophthalmology system, developed by the University… read more →
