Extra beds, a new short stay ward and 7 day access to specialist services for lung conditions and mental health difficulties are among some of the additional measures being put in place to help ease pressures in NHS Forth Valley… read more →
Patients who fail to cancel their appointment until the day they are due to attend are costing NHS Forth Valley hundreds of thousands of pounds in rescheduling and denying 600 people a month the opportunity to be treated more quickly.… read more →
A health visitor working with NHS Forth Valley is among a group of 21 to have been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Margaret-Ann Williamson, from Larbert, was selected earlier this year to take part in a nine-month development… read more →
People with dementia and autism living in Stirling and Clackmannanshire are set to benefit from more accessible local transport following a new funding award. The Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership has received more than £36,000 to an… read more →
The Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership is “consistently performing either at or above the national average”, Inspectors have found. The Partnership has been inspected by the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland on the effectiveness of its… read more →
Local people in Stirling are being invited to meet NHS Forth Valley’s Chief Executive, Cathie Cowan, to hear about the vision for local health and care services and provide feedback on what matters most to them. She will be speaking… read more →
A £17 million investment in additional theatre capacity and a new MRI scanner will help reduce waiting times at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Two new operating theatres will be opened in the next year to focus on general and orthopaedic… read more →
It’s been a bumper year for nominations in the 2018 NHS Forth Valley Staff Awards. A grand total of 560 were received, the highest number to-date and up by more than 20% on last year. This year there was also… read more →
Senior pupils from Alloa, Alva and Lornshill Academies have reported improved skills, knowledge and confidence recognising mental health problems after undertaking Mental Health First Aid training. Nineteen pupils undertook the course in September 2018 to increase awareness and support for… read more →
The next meeting of the Forth Valley NHS Board will take place on: Tuesday 28th September 2018 at 9.00am In the Board Room, Carseview House, Castle Business Park, Stirling. Members of the public are reminded that they are welcome to… read more →
