People in Forth Valley who are eligible for the flu vaccine are being urged to get protected before the end of the year. New uptake figures for the region show the percentage of people yet to be vaccinated, and the… read more →
Scotland’s NHS is to roll out innovative ways for nurses to review patient care across hospital wards – checking that high standards are met and encouraging continuous improvements. The quality assurance processes will cover nursing and midwifery within all hospitals… read more →
Patients across Forth Valley are benefiting from new ways of working which have seen NHS Forth Valley drivers becoming multi-skilled. The streamlined service, which has just received a prestigious national award, has resulted in additional specimen uplifts at 51 health… read more →
An NHS Forth Valley consultant in emergency medicine is setting off for Sierra Leone as part of the UK’s efforts to tackle the Ebola outbreak. Dr Roger Alcock, who works at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, will join other… read more →
The well-known adage ‘there’s many a good tune played on an old fiddle’ has become a reality at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, thanks to a 93 year old patient. Alan Cairney from Gartmore, near Stirling, is playing his violin and… 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 session – which will be held on Tuesday 2nd December between 11.00am… read more →
With Christmas just around the corner, Signpost Recovery, a local drug and alcohol service, is appealing to people to sprinkle some festive sparkle into the lives of people in Forth Valley affected by substance misuse. They are aiming to provide… read more →
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 →
