Local people across Stirling are invited to a community event to find out more about proposals to create a new Care Village in the grounds of Stirling Community Hospital. The Care Village will see NHS Forth Valley and Stirling Council… read more →
Moves to support people to live well and independently in their own home for as long as possible are to be discussed at a meeting in Falkirk. The event is being organised by NHS Forth Valley’s Public Partnership Forum (PPF)… read more →
Almost 3,000 men in Forth Valley, representing 83% of those invited, have taken up the offer of a male-only scan which could help save their life. The abdominal aortic aneurism (AAA) screening programme, which began a year ago, has resulted… read more →
Moves to support people to live well and independently in their own home for as long as possible are to be discussed at a meeting in Alloa. The event is being organised by NHS Forth Valley’s Public Partnership Forum (PPF)… read more →
Health professionals are launching a new campaign in Forth Valley to help people recognise the signs of stroke and react quickly. The ThinkFAST campaign, which is being organised by NHS Forth Valley and Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS), is… read more →
NHS Forth Valley Community Dietitians are launching a campaign to highlight the importance of folic acid intake amongst women in Forth Valley. The ‘Are You Getting Enough – Folic Acid?’ campaign aims to encourage women of child-bearing age, who could… read more →
A pilot service which has given one-to-one support to almost 250 cancer patients and their families in Forth Valley is to be continued for another year, thanks to further funding from Macmillan Cancer Support. The charity, which donated £188,000 for… read more →
It was fun all the way in the children’s ward at Forth Valley Royal Hospital when a host of sports enthusiasts and entertainers dropped in as part of National Play Week in Hospital. Staff from Active Stirling encouraged kids to… read more →
NHS Forth Valley has launched a major review of health services and is asking local people to have their say on how future healthcare should be delivered. The Board is particularly keen to hear the views of local patients, carers… read more →
Following an increase in levels of norovirus (commonly known as the winter vomiting bug) across Scotland, Health Protection Scotland (HPS) has confirmed that the norovirus season has begun. Norovirus generally causes mild gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and/or diarrhoea but… read more →
