Tens of thousands of pounds have been saved following a three year campaign by NHS Forth Valley theatre staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital to reduce their carbon footprint and help save the planet. Measures taken have included discontinuing the… read more →
Members of the public, patients and local residents in the Doune area are being invited to have the first glimpse of the new Doune Health Centre, ahead of its opening to patients on Monday 2nd September 2019. Come along between… read more →
If you are living with cancer, NHS Forth Valley is here to help and, together with Macmillan Cancer Support, will be holding a Health and Wellbeing Event in Falkirk Golf Club, 136 Stirling Road, Falkirk FK2 7YP. The event –… read more →
A Larbert family who have all worked for the NHS have presented gifts to two wards in NHS Forth Valley as a thank you for the care their mother Kitty is receiving. Sisters Amanda Murray and Lorraine Donnelly popped into… read more →
A trial virtual emergency consultation programme for eye patients has led to quicker treatment times and removed the need for follow up hospital appointments in more than half of cases, according to researchers. The tele-ophthalmology system, developed by the University… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is one of six Health Boards in Scotland taking part in a series of local social media campaigns designed to encourage anyone who has dropped out of specialist treatment for Hepatitis C to re-engage with health professionals.… read more →
Two Forth Valley dietitians are among only six in Scotland to recently achieve a prescribing qualification, one of them being the first in the country to become a non medical prescriber in an acute setting. It was only recently that… read more →
A new MRI room, complete with a special backlit picture ceiling, has been unveiled in the radiology department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The room houses a second state-of-the-art MRI scanner which was delivered to Forth Valley Royal Hospital earlier… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is looking for a new member to join its Board as a Whistleblowing Champion. The role is part of a national development which will see dedicated Whistleblowing Champions recruited to every Health Board in Scotland by the… read more →
A campaign highlighting the role that early diagnosis can have on improving cancer survival is back on screens this week. New research shows impact on family is one of people’s greatest fears about having cancer1, more than the treatment or… read more →
