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 →
More than 30,000 thousand people across Forth Valley have received the Covid-19 vaccine since the vaccination programme began in early December 2020. This includes residents in all 65 care homes across Forth Valley, local health and care staff and those… read more →
A temporary COVID-19 testing centre will open in Grangemouth for five days starting from Saturday 30th January until Wednesday 3rd February 2021. Its deployment is in response to an increased number of positive tests for COVID-19 in Grangemouth and the… read more →
Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Partnership (HSCP) is to ask communities in rural southwest Stirling for their views on the delivery of community health and care models. The HSCP, which delivers adult and older people community health and social… read more →
