Extra beds, a new short stay ward and 7 day access to specialist services for lung conditions and mental health difficulties are among some of the additional measures being put in place to help ease pressures in NHS Forth Valley… read more →
Patients who fail to cancel their appointment until the day they are due to attend are costing NHS Forth Valley hundreds of thousands of pounds in rescheduling and denying 600 people a month the opportunity to be treated more quickly.… read more →
A health visitor working with NHS Forth Valley is among a group of 21 to have been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Margaret-Ann Williamson, from Larbert, was selected earlier this year to take part in a nine-month development… read more →
People with dementia and autism living in Stirling and Clackmannanshire are set to benefit from more accessible local transport following a new funding award. The Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership has received more than £36,000 to an… read more →
Local people in the Doune area will be given an opportunity to hear an update on work to construct the new health centre for Doune at a community meeting on Wednesday 5th December 2018, Muir Hall, George Street, Doune 6:30pm… read more →
Local people from across Forth Valley are being invited to find out more about NHS Forth Valley’s performance over the last year and plans for the year ahead. They will also have the opportunity to meet members of the NHS… read more →
The Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership is “consistently performing either at or above the national average”, Inspectors have found. The Partnership has been inspected by the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland on the effectiveness of its… read more →
Three additional GPs have joined the team at Kersiebank Medical Practice in Grangemouth to support the existing locum and salaried doctors. They have been joined by three new advanced nurse practitioners and additional pharmacy staff who are working alongside the… read more →
A new project has been unveiled in Forth Valley which aims to challenge the health inequalities facing gay and bisexual men. Delivered by Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity, the SX project will work to improve the sexual health… read more →
Local people in Falkirk are being invited to meet NHS Forth Valley’s Chief Executive, Cathie Cowan, to hear about the vision for local health and care services and provide feedback on what matters most to them. She will be speaking… read more →
