NHS Forth Valley is the first NHS Board in Scotland to pilot a new service which provides one-to-one support to cancer patients following treatment. The service, which involves the piloting of two new health roles, is one of 16 projects… read more →
Ground breaking work by a team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital is saving lives. Figures just published show that the number of patients suffering cardiac arrest in the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has fallen dramatically,… read more →
A touch of ‘cabin fever’ has broken out at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in the shape of a huge wooden shed. Situated in the atrium, the four metre by three metre structure is the brainchild of NHS Forth Valley’s artist… read more →
Beautiful gardens have been created in the grounds of Falkirk Community Hospital thanks to a generous donation from the Royal Voluntary Service (formerly known as WRVS). NHS Forth Valley received the biggest ever single donation from an individual charity –… read more →
Details of the future NHS supported bus arrangements, which will provide links from parts of Falkirk to Forth Valley Royal Hospital, were confirmed today. The existing H3, H4, H4a and H5 services will end on 18th August 2013, when the… read more →
PHOTOGRAPHS and papers from the early days of the Royal Scottish National Hospital in Larbert have been recognised as of outstanding historical importance by the United Nations’ cultural body, UNESCO. The hospital archive – now in the care of the… read more →
Teachers across Forth Valley are being given new guidance to help them deal with low-level inappropriate sexual behaviour in the classroom. The ‘Managing Sexualised Behaviour Guidelines’ have been produced as a response to the sexual health needs of young people… read more →
Staff from across NHS Forth Valley joined forces to pose for this photograph to wish many happy returns to the NHS for its 65th birthday. Pictured in the atrium of Forth Valley Royal Hospital, they brought along some of the… read more →
All babies in Forth Valley, born on or after May 1st this year, are now being offered vaccination against rotavirus. From July 1st 2013, the vaccine has become part of the routine childhood immunisation programme and will mainly be given… read more →
Applications are being sought for a new £155,000 grants scheme which aims to improve the experience of patients across Forth Valley. The ‘Investing in Health Grants Programme’ which has been launched by NHS Forth Valley’s Endowment Committee, is designed to… read more →
