A former NHS Forth Valley consultant in respiratory medicine, who played a pivotal role in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, has been awarded an OBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021 for services to respiratory medicine in Forth Valley. Dr Melanie… read more →
The orthopaedic team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has recorded a spectacular success in carrying out hip and knee operations during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Figures just released show this service has achieved more than 80 per cent of normal… read more →
The second of two additional operating theatres has opened at Forth Valley Royal Hospital as part of national plans to increase diagnostic, surgical and inpatient capacity across Scotland. Extra operating lists are already running in the hospital’s existing 15 theatres,… read more →
Applications are now being sought from artists, especially those with an affinity with nature, to become an artist in residence in the Women and Children’s Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The post, which is for 9 months, follows a… read more →
Staff gathered outside Forth Valley Royal Hospital to remember everyone affected by the Covid-19 pandemic over the last year. They were joined by Cathie Cowan, NHS Forth Valley’s Chief Executive, Andrea Fyfe, Director of Acute Services and Hospital Chaplain Philip… read more →
Forth Valley patients have played a vital role in research which shows that a drug normally used to treat arthritis, combined with a steroid, could be a life-saver for some of the sickest people with Covid-19. A total of 77… read more →
Covid-19 vaccinations will begin in Forth Valley on Tuesday 8th December 2020 with frontline health and social care staff along with care home workers set to the first to receive the initial supplies of the new Pfzier/BioNTech vaccine at clinics… read more →
World famous artist Damian Hirst has gifted a limited print to Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert. The print, which is now the centrepiece of a key worker ‘Rainbow Wall’ in the hospital atrium, also features artwork from NHS Forth… read more →
People across Forth Valley are being asked to make more use of local minor injuries, GP and pharmacy services to avoid putting additional pressure on Forth Valley Royal Hospital which is currently very busy as activity continues to increase. While… read more →
Patients in Forth Valley hospitals are being invited to pick up their brushes and paint, courtesy of a free Creative Art Bag provided by the charity Artlink Central. The bags include art materials, such as colours, brushes and different types… read more →