NHS Scotland has launched a campaign to increase the number of consultant grade radiologists in post by 10%. Nine Health Boards, including NHS Forth Valley, are teaming up to fill 32 vacancies through targeted advertising across the globe. Health Boards… read more →
Emergency staff from across Scotland have been taking part in a trauma course at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, believed to be the first of its kind in the country. Fifteen participants from five Health Boards spent the day battling to… read more →
Following an increase in levels of influenza across Scotland, NHS Forth Valley is asking people who have symptoms of a respiratory illness not to visit the area’s hospitals until their symptoms have disappeared. Dr Jennifer Champion, NHS Forth Valley Consultant… read more →
NHS Forth Valley today announced that Cathie Cowan has been appointed as its new Chief Executive. Cathie, who is currently the Chief Executive of NHS Orkney, is expected to take up her new position before the end of the year.… read more →
Serco’s support services team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has won the prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award for their achievements in maintaining the highest health and safety standards at the hospital – for the… read more →
The first four-legged friends to visit patients in Forth Valley Royal Hospital padded into Wards 4 and 5 in the Mental Health Unit to be met with smiles and affection. Jamie the whippet and Shadow the lurcher are part of… read more →
Four members of staff who worked in NHS Forth Valley’s Physiotherapy Department recently retired, after notching up a total of 150 years of service between them. Mary Ferguson who worked for NHS Forth Valley for 43 years, started her health… read more →
Free blood pressure checks are to be offered to people in Falkirk and surrounding areas at a health event in the Council Chambers, Municipal Buildings, Falkirk on Tuesday June 20th 2017. The checks are part of a presentation by the… read more →
We would like to reassure all our patients and staff that NHS Forth Valley was largely unaffected by the cyber attack on Friday May 12. A small number of GP practices and a dental practice did experience difficulties and these… read more →
Up to 15,000 people in the Forth Valley area living with cancer could benefit from a brand new Maggie’s Centre which opened today in Larbert. Breast cancer charity Walk the Walk is the principal funder of Maggie’s Forth Valley, through… read more →
