Well done to Dr Dan Beckett, Acute Physician at Forth Valley Royal Hospital,who recently cycled from Holyrood to Westminster to raise awareness of the symptoms of sepsis. Dan, and his partner Dr Claire Gordon – an acute physician at NHS… read more →
Trailblazing work by a team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital is saving lives. Figures published recently show that the number of patients suffering cardiac arrest in the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has fallen dramatically, thanks… read more →
Congratulations to orthotist John Smith who received the ‘Rising Star’ award at the recent Advancing Healthcare Awards. The category was open to people within five years of qualification who already stand out from the crowd and show potential for their future careers.
Congratulations to the NHS Forth Valley staff who won accolades at the recent awards ceremony held on 12th June 2013 at Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. Learning Disabilities Charge Nurses Theresa Connor and Billy Pate won the award for Person Centred… read more →
Congratulations to all the staff involved in presenting posters at this year’s NHS Scotland event. Our cardiology team was the overall winner of the ‘effective’ category for highlighting how the use of the heart failure bundle is saving lives. Dr… read more →
Community nursing staff who share a total of 461 years of service to the NHS received long service awards at a special ceremony held at Stirling Community Hospital. The annual award scheme, presented by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNIS) is… read more →
Babies in the neonatal unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are benefitting from new infection control procedures which have gained international recognition. The new measures have resulted in no hospital-related blood borne infections (Staph Auerus bacteria or SABs for short)… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is the top Health Board in Scotland for vaccinating young girls against the human papilloma (HPV) virus which can cause cervical cancer. An uptake in excess of 94% for the first vaccine has made it the country’s… read more →
NHS Forth Valley has scored top marks again for serving tasty well-planned menus within our hospitals. According to NHS Scotland’s half-yearly compliance report (July – December 2012), NHS Forth Valley was one of only two Scottish health boards and the… read more →
Health service staff across Forth Valley are being prepared for the challenges of dementia, which, within the space of a generation could result in a third of all patients being treated in emergency departments and acute wards having some form… read more →
