Residents in the Tullibody area are being encouraged to take a Coronavirus test following an increase in the number of positive cases within the Tullibody community. Most of the cases are linked to transmission within individual households which has led… read more →
The Coronavirus community testing unit for people without symptoms will be available to all Stirling residents when it returns to Cowie this Thursday, 20th May. With Stirling Council having moved to Level 2 of the Scottish Government’s Coronavirus restrictions, it… read more →
People aged between 45 and 49 are now being invited to receive their first Covid-19 vaccination. Appointment letters have started to be sent out by NHS Scotland to people in this age range and in Forth Valley vaccinations will continue… read more →
Staff gathered outside Forth Valley Royal Hospital to remember everyone affected by the Covid-19 pandemic over the last year. They were joined by Cathie Cowan, NHS Forth Valley’s Chief Executive, Andrea Fyfe, Director of Acute Services and Hospital Chaplain Philip… read more →
More than 128,000 people across Forth Valley have now received the Covid-19 vaccine following the roll out of the programme to those aged over 60, people those aged 16 to 64 years with certain underlying health conditions and a number… read more →
Ahead of the move to an opt out system of organ and tissue donation this Friday (26 March 2021), NHS Forth Valley has urged people to make time to share their donation decision. The change in law means that if… read more →
As secondary school pupils in Forth Valley start to return to the classroom, those aged 12-15 who have smartphones are being encouraged to download the Protect Scotland app. The app, extended to include the younger age group in December 2020,… read more →
New community testing centres are to open in Forth Valley over the next few weeks to offer rapid testing to local people who do not have any symptoms of COVID-19. The move is part of national plans to expand community… read more →
More than 75,000 people across Forth Valley have now received the Covid-19 vaccine following the expansion of the programme to include those aged over 65 and extremely clinically vulnerable people who were previously asked to shield. Work is now underway… read more →
Forth Valley patients have played a vital role in research which shows that a drug normally used to treat arthritis, combined with a steroid, could be a life-saver for some of the sickest people with Covid-19. A total of 77… read more →
