Work is underway to raise awareness of the reasons for switching medicines as part of wider plans to maximise value and ensure that resources available are used as wisely as possible. Changes to prescribed medication, sometimes referred to as medication… read more →
NHS Forth Valley urges parents and carers to ensure their child is protected against flu this winter. It’s as easy as a wee scoosh up the nose. The vaccine will be offered to all school-aged pupils, all children aged 2-5… read more →
A new initiative is underway to help increase capacity, reduce delays and improve the experience of patients across Forth Valley. Your Home First, brings together and builds on a wide range of work being taken forward by local health and… read more →
The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP), which works with young parents across Forth Valley, has celebrated its 10th birthday. During this time staff have worked with hundreds of first-time parents who have given birth to 650 babies over the past ten… read more →
Students in the NHS Forth Valley are encouraged to ensure their vaccinations are up to date before heading off to college or university this year. Infectious diseases such as meningitis, septicaemia (blood poisoning) and measles can spread easily in universities… read more →
With Scotland’s Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme set to begin later this summer, NHS Forth Valley and Public Health Scotland (PHS) are encouraging older adults to look out for their invitation letters arriving. There were over 1,000 cases of RSV… read more →
Three staff from NHS Forth Valley have received honorary appointments by the University of Stirling. Dr Paul Athanasopoulos, a Registrar in Public Health Medicine, Wendy Nimmo, Innovation Lead and Sharon Oswald, Consultant Nurse and Advanced Practice Lead, have been appointed… read more →
With the school holidays underway, NHS Forth Valley is reminding the public of how best to avoid catching stomach bugs during visits to petting zoos and farms. Each year people in the Forth Valley become unwell with bugs like cryptosporidium… read more →
Ross McGuffie, who is currently the Chief Officer of Health and Social Care in North Lanarkshire, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive for NHS Forth Valley. Ross has extensive experience of planning and managing a wide range of… read more →
Families who suffer the tragic loss of a baby now have access to additional counselling and support at home thanks to a new partnership between NHS Forth Valley and the charity Held in our Hearts. The charity already provides counselling… read more →
