Staff from NHS Forth Valley have volunteered to be part of the workforce providing vital care and support for Scotland’s new temporary hospital at the SEC in Glasgow. Louise Boyle, NHS Forth Valley’s Head of Nursing for Emergency and Inpatient… read more →
Adaptations to existing medical equipment at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have seen 35 anaesthetic machines converted to ventilators. This has increased the hospital’s capacity six-fold and an ultra-pure water supply system has also been installed in the Intensive Care Unit… read more →
NHS Forth Valley Nurse Director, Professor Angela Wallace, has paid tribute to the 3,000 plus nurses and midwives who work across NHS Forth Valley as the profession celebrates International Nurses Day on 12th May 2020 during the first ever Global… read more →
Three former Forth Valley College HNC students – calling themselves ‘The Three Musketeers’ on their WhatsApp chat – who progressed onto an Adult Nursing Degree, are helping in the fight against the Coronavirus epidemic. As the country marks National Nurses… read more →
Eleven clinically-trained staff from the University of Stirling have volunteered to return to frontline healthcare duties to support the COVID-19 pandemic response. Nine nurses and two paramedics from the University have offered to bolster the NHS and Scottish Ambulance Service… read more →
Project SEARCH interns have helped boost the morale of key workers at Forth Valley Royal Hospital by sending them positive messages. The seven remaining interns, three others have gained paid employment, on the one-year internship programme – a partnership between… read more →
A wide range of actions have been taken to support the safety and wellbeing of care home residents and staff across Forth Valley during the Covid-19 pandemic. Cathie Cowan, Chief Executive of NHS Forth Valley acknowledged the excellent partnership working,… read more →
Staff across NHS Forth Valley have benefited from a new e-bike scheme which gives keyworkers free access to electric bikes during the Covid-19 crisis. Thanks to funding from Cycling Scotland, Forth Environment Link has offered keyworkers free annual memberships for… read more →
Patients from across Forth Valley are contributing to the RECOVERY clinical trial, the world’s largest and fastest growing clinical trial, designed to examine potential treatments for COVID-19. The trial, with over 7000 patients recruited to date, is a UK-wide study,… read more →
Immunisation appointments for children and pregnant women are continuing across all areas of Scotland, including Forth Valley, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Scheduled immunisations are an important and legitimate medical reason to leave your house, and people who have an… read more →
