Christmas can be a particularly gloomy time for poorly children undergoing treatment in hospital but a visit from Starlight’s unique Christmas pantomime to Forth Valley Royal Hospital brought a dose of festive fun and laughter to the young patients there.… read more →
The NHS Forth Valley campaign to encourage people across the area to prepare ahead for the winter period got off to a flying start with the help of some four-legged friends. A Stirling GP, a community pharmacist from Clackmannanshire and… read more →
Women at risk of domestic abuse are to receive a lifeline – courtesy of NHS Forth Valley, which is donating used mobile phones to Women’s Aid groups across the area. Handsets and chargers no longer required by NHS staff will… read more →
Stagecoach East Scotland have today (Monday 25th November) begun serving Forth Valley Royal Hospital on their Fife to Glasgow coach network. The new transport link – which operates daily – will provide travel options for customers in West Fife and… read more →
The wraps are off! Prototypes for art work on the walls of the 16 birthing rooms at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have just arrived from America, courtesy of Ava Blitz, a visual artist whose commissions include a huge mosaic wall… read more →
Patients at Stirling Community Hospital are enjoying the outdoors, thanks to a generous donation from the Royal Voluntary Service (formerly known as WRVS). NHS Forth Valley received the biggest ever single donation from an individual charity – £175,000 – from… read more →
A ground breaking online service will help improve health and wellbeing in Scotland, Health Secretary Alex Neil said today. Unveiling Living it Up (LiU) – a £10 million digital health, care and wellbeing project – Mr Neil said the project… read more →
Forth Valley Giving (NHS Forth Valley’s local charity) is looking for volunteers to sell tickets for their 2013/14 Annual Prize Draw to help raise funds for the new Forth Valley Maggie’s Centre. All proceeds from this year’s Draw will be… read more →
Sally Boa, currently on secondment to Strathcarron Hospice, scooped a top award at the Scottish Health Awards 2013 in recognition of her invaluable contribution to Scottish healthcare. Sally – an NHS Forth Valley Speech and Language Therapist – was awarded… read more →
A local Macmillan nurse has won a prestigious title at the 2013 Macmillan Excellence Awards, which was held at The Palace Hotel in Manchester. Sandra Campbell, who is a Macmillan Nurse Consultant for Cancer and Palliative care with NHS Forth… read more →
