More than half a million pounds has been awarded to eight projects working to deliver more support to people living with drug addiction. Each of the eight projects will use their share of the £514,000 of investment to increase staffing… read more →
Mobile Covid-19 testing centres will be deployed in Plean and Cowie this week due to the high number of positive tests for the virus in the local area. Anyone who lives and works in these communities can arrange to get… read more →
A new digital therapy in the form of a mobile app is now available for people in Forth Valley who are experiencing symptoms of worry and anxiety. Known as Daylight, it uses science backed cognitive behavioural techniques to guide you… read more →
Residents across the Falkirk Council area can now take a COVID-19 test even if they are not displaying any symptoms of the virus. An asymptomatic test centre is opening on Wednesday 3 March operating between 10am and 8pm and will… read more →
Lead Consultant Dermatologist at NHS Forth Valley, Dr Colin Morton outlines ambitious plans for Scottish innovation to help transform the diagnosis of skin cancer in the next few years. Cancer remains one of the leading global causes of death, and… read more →
New community testing centres are to open in Forth Valley over the next few weeks to offer rapid testing to local people who do not have any symptoms of COVID-19. The move is part of national plans to expand community… read more →
More than 75,000 people across Forth Valley have now received the Covid-19 vaccine following the expansion of the programme to include those aged over 65 and extremely clinically vulnerable people who were previously asked to shield. Work is now underway… read more →
Two patients currently being treated for Covid-19 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are urging people across the region to take Covid-19 seriously. Ralph Rindfleisch (71) from Tullibody, who was taken to hospital by ambulance… read more →
The increase in cases of Covid-19 in the Falkirk area is partly due to increased testing and partly because of outbreaks in large workplaces such as factories and a bus depot. The testing rate in the Forth Valley area is… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is encouraging people who have tested negative for COVID-19, but have a persistent new or different cough for three weeks or more, to contact their GP practice. The Health Board is backing the new Scottish Government Detect… read more →
