With Scotland’s Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme set to begin later this summer, NHS Forth Valley and Public Health Scotland (PHS) are encouraging older adults to look out for their invitation letters arriving. There were over 1,000 cases of RSV… read more →
Three staff from NHS Forth Valley have received honorary appointments by the University of Stirling. Dr Paul Athanasopoulos, a Registrar in Public Health Medicine, Wendy Nimmo, Innovation Lead and Sharon Oswald, Consultant Nurse and Advanced Practice Lead, have been appointed… read more →
With the school holidays underway, NHS Forth Valley is reminding the public of how best to avoid catching stomach bugs during visits to petting zoos and farms. Each year people in the Forth Valley become unwell with bugs like cryptosporidium… read more →
Ross McGuffie, who is currently the Chief Officer of Health and Social Care in North Lanarkshire, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive for NHS Forth Valley. Ross has extensive experience of planning and managing a wide range of… read more →
Families who suffer the tragic loss of a baby now have access to additional counselling and support at home thanks to a new partnership between NHS Forth Valley and the charity Held in our Hearts. The charity already provides counselling… read more →
NHS Scotland is rolling out a new text message service to make sure that their waiting lists are up to date, and check whether patients still require their appointments or surgery. Patients across NHS Scotland who are on a waiting… read more →
NHS Forth Valley’s Community Health Visiting Services have successfully maintained their UNICEF’s Baby Friendly Award accreditation with flying colours. Following a detailed assessment of local breastfeeding services and support, the team held a celebratory event to mark this achievement which… read more →
The latest group of nurses recruited from overseas were recently welcomed to NHS Forth Valley. All eight qualified nurses, who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, were recruited as part of a national Scottish Government initiative to increase international… read more →
A new mobile CT scanning unit has been installed outside Forth Valley Royal Hospital to increase capacity and reduce waiting times for patients requiring CT scans. The unit, which will be in place for at least 6-months, is expected to… read more →
A partnership between Stirling Council and NHS Forth Valley is delivering some of the lowest waiting times in Scotland for speech and language therapy support, according to a new report. For the last academic year (July 2022 – June 2023),… read more →
