A new hi-tech ‘Mobile Skills Unit’ (MSU) will provide high quality clinical training for practitioners in Scotland’s remote and rural areas. Launched today at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert by Cabinet Secretary for Health Jeane Freeman, the £265,000 vehicle… read more →
Senior pupils from Alloa, Alva and Lornshill Academies have reported improved skills, knowledge and confidence recognising mental health problems after undertaking Mental Health First Aid training. Nineteen pupils undertook the course in September 2018 to increase awareness and support for… read more →
The next meeting of the Forth Valley NHS Board will take place on: Tuesday 28th September 2018 at 9.00am In the Board Room, Carseview House, Castle Business Park, Stirling. Members of the public are reminded that they are welcome to… read more →
Families and friends bereaved by suicide are being invited to a service of remembrance on Monday 24th September 2018, 7pm in the Spiritual Care Centre at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert. The service will offer a gentle atmosphere where… read more →
Emergency services and local authorities, alongside Forth Valley Sensory Centre, have launched awareness cards to further support people with hidden disabilities when accessing public services. Awareness cards are now available for free at a number of public sector premises* and… read more →
Scotland is Working Together to Prevent Suicide – including across Clackmannanshire and Stirling Suicide Prevention Week 10-16 September, starts with World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, and is an opportunity to acknowledge that suicide is preventable. And that it’s… read more →
Dr Stephen Anderson, a Consultant Psychiatrist at the NHS Forth Valley eating disorder service, will run an off-road epic trail with a total climb of 1,608 metres on 30 September in aid of the UK’s eating disorder charity Beat. Speaking… read more →
Mums-to-be can now give birth in the more homely surroundings of the Alongside Midwifery Unit (AMU) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The new midwife-led facility sits within the existing Women and Children’s Unit and rooms have been refurbished to create… read more →
Environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, has presented Forth Valley Royal Hospital with a Gold level National Award for Environmental Excellence® – the first hospital to ever receive the highest possible accreditation. The National Award for Environmental Excellence® is the business… read more →
A former NHS Forth Valley emergency nurse, who carried out her husband’s wishes to donate his organs, supported a series of local events to celebrate Organ Donation Week. Jane Hall was at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and Falkirk and Stirling… read more →
