Adaptations to existing medical equipment at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have seen 35 anaesthetic machines converted to ventilators. This has increased the hospital’s capacity six-fold and an ultra-pure water supply system has also been installed in the Intensive Care Unit… read more →
Project SEARCH interns have helped boost the morale of key workers at Forth Valley Royal Hospital by sending them positive messages. The seven remaining interns, three others have gained paid employment, on the one-year internship programme – a partnership between… read more →
Patients from across Forth Valley are contributing to the RECOVERY clinical trial, the world’s largest and fastest growing clinical trial, designed to examine potential treatments for COVID-19. The trial, with over 7000 patients recruited to date, is a UK-wide study,… read more →
Around 1,000 additional frontline staff and students are set to join NHS Forth Valley to help respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past month, 300 staff have joined NHS Forth Valley’s local staff bank. The majority (around 70%) are nurses… read more →
NHS Forth Valley has significantly increased its capacity to test frontline health and social care staff across the area to allow them to safely return to work as quickly as possible. Two new drive through testing facilities have opened in… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is suspending visiting across all its hospitals and inpatient wards from Wednesday 25th March 2020 to help limit the spread of COVID-19, protect our patients and ensure the safety of our staff. Prof Angela Wallace, NHS Forth… read more →
Nearly 400 women have chosen to give birth in the new Alongside Midwifery Unit (AMU) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital since it opened just over a year ago. The new midwife-led facility sits within the existing Women and Children’s Unit… read more →
Women in Forth Valley with breast cancer are now able to have reconstruction at the same time as their cancer surgery. The one-stop operation is thanks to the skills of a husband and wife team, Ms Lucy Khan and Mr… read more →
Families and friends who have lost a loved one are being invited to a service of remembrance in the spiritual care department on the ground floor of Forth Valley Royal Hospital on Monday 16th December 2019 at 7.00pm. The short… read more →
Forth Valley Royal Hospital has been ranked one of the top 20 hospitals in the UK for recruiting patients for ground-breaking research into treatment for early mouth cancer. Findings show that patients with mouth cancer do benefit from additional surgery,… read more →
