‘Branching Out’ – an innovative outdoor activity programme available to adults who use mental health services in the Forth Valley area – has received a prestigious Physical Activity and Health Alliance (PAHA) award from NHS Health Scotland in recognition of… read more →
Flanders fields of poppies will bloom and blow at Forth Valley Royal Hospital this year to mark 100 years since the start of the First World War and as a mark of remembrance of the sacrifice in conflicts that the Armed… read more →
Local businesses have dug deep to show their support for the new Maggie’s Forth Valley centre which is to be built at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert. Alloa based construction company Marshall Construction Ltd donated £3,000 to this year’s… read more →
Giant inflatable lungs, 12 feet high by 15ft wide, appeared in the atrium of Forth Valley Royal Hospital this week to highlight the re-launch of the NHS Forth Valley Stop Smoking Service. The department, which is now fully incorporated within… read more →
NHS Forth Valley has become a global magnet for visitors from as far afield as New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Zambia Three delegations recently toured a number of hospitals and healthcare facilities across Forth Valley to find out more… read more →
Forestry Commission Scotland is inviting children and parents to come and enjoy an Easter Eggstravaganza at Larbert woods. Taking place on Friday 18th April from 11am to 1pm, the hunt is part of the Commission’s partnership with NHS Forth Valley… read more →
Patients are benefiting from “pro-active” nursing in wards across Forth Valley. NHS Forth Valley – backed by the University of Stirling – have been rolling out “care and comfort rounds” , which involves checking and helping patients more regularly, rather… read more →
Two groundbreaking models are to be tested by Scottish health boards to help improve the flow of patients through the NHS. The approaches will look at improving the way that patients move through the hospital system, with the aim of… read more →
Three Forth Valley Royal Hospital staff are among only 47 people in the UK to win Serco Pulse Awards for outstanding care or commitment in 2013. They fought off 280 other strong contenders in the judging rounds. Only those Serco… read more →
NORD Architecture has been granted planning permission for the new Maggie’s Centre in the grounds of Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert. This will be the 9th Maggie’s Centre in Scotland with Maggie’s Aberdeen having opened in September last year… read more →
