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 →
NHS Forth Valley and Police Scotland have joined forces in a scheme to help trace vulnerable missing patients, including those with dementia. The Herbert Protocol is a well-established initiative already used elsewhere in Scotland and the wider UK. It originated… read more →
Young teens living in Forth Valley are being urged to join the fight against COVID-19 by downloading the Protect Scotland app. The free app is now available to those aged 12-15, and parents are being asked to encourage their child… read more →
Covid-19 vaccinations will begin in Forth Valley on Tuesday 8th December 2020 with frontline health and social care staff along with care home workers set to the first to receive the initial supplies of the new Pfzier/BioNTech vaccine at clinics… read more →
