NHS Forth Valley’s Community Hospital Pharmacy Team has won the prestigious ‘Hospital Pharmacy Team of the Year’ award at the 2024 Scottish Healthcare Awards. The team – comprised of Hollie Houghton, Pauline Morrison, Cheryl More, Leanne Ross, Tracey Main, Callum… read more →
Two teams from NHS Forth Valley are in contention for the prestigious ‘Hospital Pharmacy Team of the Year’ at the 2024 Scottish Healthcare Awards. The Acute Pharmacy and Community Hospital Pharmacy teams will go head-to-head at the gala dinner and… read more →
Our Future Health, the UK’s largest health research programme, has opened a clinic within Boots on Falkirk’s High Street. Our Future Health aims to transform the prevention, detection and treatment of conditions such as dementia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and… read more →
People across Forth Valley will have the opportunity to find out more about local health developments and ask members of NHS Forth Valley Board questions at the Health Board’s Annual Review meeting on Thursday 28 November 2024. The performance of… read more →
Congratulations go to the NHS Forth Valley Viral Hepatitis Team which recently received well deserved international recognition at the 2024 INHSU conference for Outstanding Contribution to Models of Care and Programmes for the STEP C Free Project. The project aim… read more →
Scotland’s first biometric safe for controlled drugs has been installed in the pharmacy department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The new BD Pyxis C2 Safe replaces a previous dual lock system and manual recording of dispensed controlled drugs with a… read more →
An NHS Forth Valley Occupational Therapist has been recognised in this year’s Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ Merit Awards for excellence in the field. Alison Keir, Occupational Therapy Team Lead for the Older Adults Mental Health Team based at Clackmannanshire… read more →
An NHS Forth Valley Speech and Language Therapist has been shortlisted for a national award by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, recognising her work with young offenders. Jacqueline Smith, a Speech and Language Therapist from the NHS… read more →
The University of Stirling is launching two new healthcare courses in response to the growing demand for podiatry and physiotherapy staff in Scotland. The new MSc Podiatry and MSc Physiotherapy courses have a planned start date of September 2025,* with… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is reminding people how to access health advice and treatment ahead of the October half term public holiday on Monday 14th October 2024. Anyone who takes regular prescribed medication should check they have adequate supplies as most… read more →
