A number of discussion and engagement events have been organised to give local people, health and social care staff, service users, carers, service providers and community organisations an opportunity to comment on the proposed Strategic Plan for the new Clackmannanshire… read more →
Survivors and campaigners battling for better awareness of deadly sepsis – the illness claiming 37,000 lives every year1 – today embarked on an epic cycle from Scotland to London, calling for rapid diagnosis and better standards of care. Sepsis is… read more →
People in the Falkirk area are being invited to select two representatives to speak for them on health and social work issues and help shape future policy. Voting will take place at Falkirk Council Chambers, Municipal Buildings on September 8th… read more →
Families and friends bereaved by suicide are being invited to a service of remembrance in the Spiritual Care Centre at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert on Tuesday 8th September 2015 at 7.00pm. The service will offer a gentle atmosphere… read more →
The future development of healthcare in Forth Valley will be one of the issues discussed at this year’s Annual Review of NHS Forth Valley. Local people are being invited to attend to hear an update on the progress to review… read more →
Staff and local volunteers enjoyed a welcome cup of tea at Falkirk Community Hospital to celebrate a donation of almost £20,000 from the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS). The money will be used to continue helping patients in four wards at… read more →
More people in Scotland are surviving cancer than ever before – around 15,800 men and women diagnosed with cancer this year will survive compared to 9,500 that would have survived 30 years ago1 – enough to fill Glasgow’s Armadillo five… read more →
A hospital league of friends, which has raised tens of thousands of pounds for Clackmannanshire patients, has bowed out after 50 years. The league, which once had 90 members, explained that they had decided to call it a day as… read more →
New artwork co-created by patients at Bellsdyke Hospital, inspired by patients of over a century ago, is being exhibited at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. ‘Staring at the Ceiling, Looking at the Stars’ is an artistic response to materials from the… read more →
A grateful father of three is set to tackle one of the most punishing cycle rides in Scotland to say thank you to the Intensive Care Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital for saving the life of his partner Claire,… read more →
