Members of the public, patients and local residents are invited to have a tour of the new GP and Minor Injuries Centre at Stirling Health and Care Village, ahead of its opening to patients in mid August 2018. Tours will… read more →

The first courses in mental health first aid training delivered by NHS Forth Valley to senior pupils in a number of Forth Valley schools have been very well received with pupils reporting increased skills and confidence in recognising mental health problems.… read more →

In what is believed to be the first course of its kind in Scotland, a blind chef has started to offer cookery lessons to others with sight loss or people with a learning disability.  David Black, totally blind since childhood,… read more →

A vintage tea party and tripe tastings are just two of the events being organised locally in NHS Forth Valley to help celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Patients, visitors, staff and volunteers are being invited to a vintage… read more →

A young apprentice had the honour of handing over the keys for the new GP and Minor Injuries Centre which will open to patients in August 2018. Ruairi Gallagher, an apprentice heating engineer with FES and apprentice of the year… read more →

Seven day working is now up and running in the microbiology department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, providing quicker sample results for patients. The switch from a Monday to Friday service, which was backed by an on-call emergency system, now… read more →

A ceremony has taken place to thank the local organisations whose generous donations have helped transform the Royal Voluntary Service cafe at Stirling Community Hospital. The Friends of Stirling Community Hospital, a local charity which supports a wide range of… read more →

Plans to progress the integration of local health and social care services were outlined at a recent meeting of the Clackmannanshire and Stirling Integration Joint Board (IJB). Local learning disability and mental health services are already joined up and managed… read more →

NHS Forth Valley has become one of only two healthcare organisations in the UK  to achieve a gold Investors in People award. It follows a three year rolling assessment across all services in the organisation during which the Assessor found… read more →

A service which offers more support for patients with mild to moderate mental health problems has begun to operate in several GP practices across Clackmannanshire and Falkirk West. In a move which is seen as just what the doctor ordered,… read more →