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 →

An NHS Forth Valley doctor ‘dressed for success’ to take on Guinness World Record attempt in full Highland attire at this year’s Great Scottish Run. Forth Valley Royal Hospital Consultant Anaesthetist, Dr Ewan Jack, took on the challenge to raise… read more →

NHS Forth Valley continues to deliver improvements in a number of key areas, including child mental health services and cancer treatment. Changes in the way local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are designed and delivered across NHS Forth… read more →

Irene took the decision to donate her son Graeme’s organs and tissues after he died in 2020, aged 40. She is in touch with Stephen Hake, who received Graeme’s lungs, and Irene, Graeme and Stephen’s names are three of the… read more →

Twins Daniel and Nathan Dewar both received kidney transplants – Nathan from his father Blair and Daniel from an unrelated organ donor. Blair, Nathan and Daniel’s names form part of a vibrant new sculpture that is both a memorial and… read more →