Olympic golden girl Vicky Wright received a hero’s welcome today when she came back on shift at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert where she works as a nurse on a surgical ward. A member of the Team GB Women’s… read more →
Covid-19 vaccinations are now available at a number of local pharmacies as part of plans to further extend access to vaccination across NHS Forth Valley. Eleven pharmacies are now able to offer Covid-19 vaccinations (first, second and booster doses, if… read more →
Theatre activity at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has returned to normal capacity following a six-week period where a number of non-urgent operations were postponed to help reduce significant capacity pressures across the site and free up staff to support critical… read more →
Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, visited Dunblane Health Centre on 7th February to meet the multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals who have been supporting local patients for some time. This included the advanced nurse practitioner, advanced practice physiotherapist, pharmacist, primary care… read more →
Almost 300,000 doses of vaccine have been distributed by NHS Forth Valley’s pharmacy vaccine team since they moved to a new centre within Falkirk Community Hospital in November 2021. The new vaccine centre has provided vital space for the pharmacy… read more →
A student nurse in the Day Medicine Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital is appealing to Spanish nurses at home and abroad to get in touch to help support healthcare colleagues in Spain who are considering a move to the… read more →
Women are being encouraged not to ignore their cervical screening (smear test) invite, as a drive gets underway to highlight the importance of the test, which screens for the human papillomavirus virus (HPV). To mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (17… read more →
Curling gold medallist and NHS Forth Valley general surgical nurse Vicky Wright recently completed her final shift at Forth Valley Royal Hospital before beginning four weeks of intensive preparations for the Winter Olympics 2022 in Beijing. A staff nurse for… read more →
With just five days left to get ‘boosted by the Bells’, NHS Forth Valley is urging all remaining over-18s to come along to a local drop-in vaccination clinic or book an appointment for their Covid-19 vaccine booster. Young people aged… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is preparing for its toughest winter yet as it faces large numbers of seriously ill patients requiring hospital treatment along with high rates of coronavirus in local communities, including the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant.… read more →
