The call is out for 50 patients requiring gallbladder surgery to take part in a clinical trial in Forth Valley Royal Hospital, the first hospital in Scotland to be involved in what is known as the Sunflower Study. Gallstones sometimes… read more →
Almost 100 years after it was first published to raise money for the Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary Appeal Fund, there will be the chance to sample some of the delicious cakes featured in the Grangemouth Cookery Book, now in… read more →
Cancer survivors and those living with the disease are being invited to attend a Health and Wellbeing Event organised by NHS Forth Valley and Macmillan Cancer Support. The event– which will be held on Thursday 21st November 2019 between 10:15am… read more →
A big increase in staffing in the Day Surgery Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital will enable hundreds of extra operations to be carried out every year. Seven staff nurses and three clinical support workers have recently been recruited to… read more →
Current waiting times for the Emergency Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Stirling Health and Care Village can now be checked online. The information, which can be accessed on the NHS Forth Valley… read more →
Immunisation nurses from NHS Forth Valley have begun visiting secondary schools across the area to raise awareness of the forthcoming national HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination programme for boys and girls. These awareness raising sessions are being delivered to pupils and… read more →
Family members caring for patients with dementia at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are to get extra support so they can stay with their loved ones overnight, where appropriate. It follows the purchase of 16 buddy chairs as part of John’s… read more →
A man who described his vision being like a paracetamol dissolved in water before a life-changing cornea transplant this year has shared his gratitude on World Sight Day (10 October 2019). Avid reader David Fowler, 67, from Bonnybridge, feared he… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is urging people to think twice before turning up at the Emergency Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital with a minor illness or injury. It follows an extremely busy period with staff reporting patients attending the Department… read more →
Consultant ophthalmologist and director of digital innovation at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Peter Thomas, and Iain Livingstone, consultant ophthalmologist and the acute tele ophthalmology system lead from NHS Forth Valley, delivered the world’s first tele-examination of an eye in 4K resolution… read more →
