The restaurant at Forth Valley Royal Hospital has received yet more prestigious awards for dishing up tasty and healthy food. Catering Manager Anne Davidson (centre) received a trophy for the Catering Team of the Year Award 2013 from the Healthcare… read more →
A new service to help smokers wanting to quit smoking to access treatment without going to their GP is now available in Forth Valley. The programme, which effectively cuts out the middle man, is provided at St Ninian’s Health Centre… read more →
New arrangements for bus services from Clackmannanshire to Forth Valley Royal Hospital will maintain links from existing villages. As part of the planned replacement of the existing H1 and H2 bus services NHS Forth Valley plans to run an hourly… read more →
Staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have been praised by international visitors for their efforts in infection control and patient safety. As part of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme, specialists from Australia recently visited the hospital to find out more… read more →
Insomniacs and tinnitus sufferers are to be given the opportunity to tune into an alternative form of therapy whilst in Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The innovative ‘treatment’ will be delivered via bedside radio and will feature soothing sounds including rain,… 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 →
Monklands Hospital in Airdrie has been confirmed as the preferred location for a new state-of-the-art radiotherapy facility for the West of Scotland. The new facility will help meet rising demand for cancer treatment over the next ten years and allow… read more →
Extra support is now being offered to victims of domestic abuse in Forth Valley. Both men and women and people in same sex partnerships are being urged not to suffer in silence and to come along to a new drop… read more →
Premature babies at Forth Valley Royal Hospital are now being cradled in comforting hands, thanks to the generosity of a local woman and the fundraising group she set up after her daughter was born 16 weeks early. Tiny Tabitha Fund,… read more →
Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) across Forth Valley are taking part in a new national initiative to encourage patients to get more active. Staff, including physiotherapists, podiatrists and dieticians, will now be asking patients about the amount of physical activity they… read more →
