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 →
Families and friends who have lost a loved one are being invited to a service of remembrance in the spiritual care centre at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, on Monday 12th December 2016 at 7.00pm. The service will offer a gentle… read more →
NHS Forth Valley has appointed Mr Andrew Murray as its new Medical Director. Andrew is currently the Medical Director at NHS Borders and will take up his new post with NHS Forth Valley in February 2017. He graduated from Glasgow… read more →
Patients with hip and knee replacements are taking part in a trial at Forth Valley Royal Hospital which could avoid them having to travel to Larbert for face-to-face clinic appointments. It involves local staff checking patients’ progress by telephone and,… read more →
