Scotland’s first Baby Boxes have been delivered by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The Scottish Government is gifting every newborn baby a Box of essential items, such as clothes, nappies and books, to help ensure they get the best start in… read more →
Twenty one nurses from across NHS Forth Valley are the unexpected stars of a major national TV show which is due to be broadcast on BBC1 on Christmas Eve at 7.25pm. The nurses, who all sing in NHS Forth Valley’s… read more →
Kind-hearted staff in Ward B32 at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have raised nearly £2,000 for a national brain charity, by making up special hampers and visiting more than 50 Forth Valley companies in search of prizes. The fund-raising exercise was… read more →
Health experts at NHS Forth Valley are urging people not to be fooled by the recent unseasonably warm weather and to make sure they get a flu jab. The number of cases of flu peaks at the end of this… read more →
Making their own brand of Christmas music, a fantastic trio tuned up recently to celebrate the switching on of the Christmas tree lights in the atrium at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The skirl of the pipes from Alec Souter heralded… read more →
An innovative new Care Village will be built in the grounds of Stirling Community Hospital following the approval of detailed plans. A full business case for the £35m development has been approved by the Scottish Government which means building work… read more →
A number of beautiful pictures have been donated to the maternity unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital (FVRH). Elaine Jackman from ‘Water Babies’, which runs swimming classes for babies, kindly presented pictures to the unit to brighten up some of… read more →
The call for parents across Forth Valley to get their 2 – 5 year old children vaccinated against flu has been stepped up as figures highlighting vaccine uptake across the area were released. Over two fifths (42 per cent) of… read more →
Twenty Forth Valley residents received kidney transplants last year – the highest number ever during a single year. Almost a fifth of those developing irreversible renal failure (19%) received a transplant without ever needing to start dialysis, a pre-emptive procedure.… read more →
A doctor, a pharmacist and local children met up with ‘Owls’ in a Stirlingshire Woodland to promote the launch NHS Forth Valley’s Be Health-Wise winter campaign. A dazzling light show transformed the 14 acres of woodland with a rainbow of… read more →
