Young adults with learning disabilities are being helped to explore relationship issues, thanks to the work of NHS Forth Valley health promotion staff and Central Sexual Health. Led by NHS Forth Valley Senior Health Promotion Officer Pamela Vannan, Community Sexual… read more →
Award winning projects to improve the safety of women and their new born babies were showcased at today’s annual review of NHS Forth Valley’s performance. Before chairing the public meeting, Health Secretary Alex Neil toured the Women and Children’s unit… read more →
A US-inspired scheme which provides support for teenage mothers in Scotland is to be introduced in NHS Forth Valley. The Family Nurse Partnership aims to help first-time parents aged 19 and under give their babies a “healthier start to life”.… read more →
NHS Forth Valley has joined an innovative bra recycling scheme to help raise funds to fight breast cancer. The scheme, which is run by the national charity Against Breast Cancer, provides eye-catching pink bra banks in a number of locations… read more →
People in Falkirk are being encouraged to be prepared for winter as a major NHSScotland campaign rolls into town. With Christmas only a few weeks away, NHSScotland’s Be Ready for Winter campaign is visiting the Howgate Centre between 9am and… read more →
Winning designs including sculptures, tapestries and paintings submitted by local students are now on display at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, as part of World Aids Day 2013. To mark the 25th Anniversary of World AIDS Day NHS Forth Valley’s Sexual… read more →
NORD Architecture has applied for 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 this September and the… read more →
Christmas can be a particularly gloomy time for poorly children undergoing treatment in hospital but a visit from Starlight’s unique Christmas pantomime to Forth Valley Royal Hospital brought a dose of festive fun and laughter to the young patients there.… read more →
The NHS Forth Valley campaign to encourage people across the area to prepare ahead for the winter period got off to a flying start with the help of some four-legged friends. A Stirling GP, a community pharmacist from Clackmannanshire and… read more →
Women at risk of domestic abuse are to receive a lifeline – courtesy of NHS Forth Valley, which is donating used mobile phones to Women’s Aid groups across the area. Handsets and chargers no longer required by NHS staff will… read more →
