Scotland’s leading sight loss charity is joining forces with NHS Forth Valley to offer emotional and practical support to people diagnosed with sight loss. The new Vision Support Service, based within Falkirk Community Hospital will provide vital help and encouragement… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is now one of the top recruiting sites for cancer trials both within Scotland and the UK. More than 700 patients have now taken part in a portfolio of trials covering haematology, breast, urology, lung and colorectal… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is supporting the ‘Hello, my name is…’ campaign to highlight the importance of staff introducing themselves to patients. Launched in 2013 by Dr Kate Granger, a hospital doctor in Yorkshire who has terminal cancer, the ‘Hello, my… read more →
Clackmannanshire and Stirling Councils and NHS Forth Valley are inviting people who use health or social care services, including patients, carers and other clients, to come along to a series of public events to explain: What health and social care… read more →
The University of Stirling and NHS Forth Valley have been judged Partnership of the Year at the 2015 Student Nursing Times Awards, held in London yesterday. The Awards celebrate the very best in nurse education, and the two institutions –… read more →
Self test kits for HIV which give an instant result are legally on sale in Scotland for the first time, following a change in the law last year. The move has been welcomed by NHS Forth Valley who believe it… read more →
Drug and alcohol experts in Forth Valley are urging families of the 3,000 people in the area believed to be affected by drug or alcohol misuse to come forward and seek support. Their appeal coincides with International Families Day on… read more →
Hundreds of local people, patients and staff across Forth Valley have shared their ideas and suggestions on how they would like to see health services delivered in future as part of a major review of clinical services. Several key themes… read more →
A consultant with NHS Forth Valley whose family have both donated and received organs for transplant, is appealing to local people across Forth Valley to join the organ donor register. Dr Helen Tyler, who works in intensive care at Forth… read more →
HEI is a key component of Healthcare Improvement Scotland, a health body that provides evidence, improvement support and scrutiny to help improve the quality of healthcare provided by the NHS and independent healthcare providers in Scotland. The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate… read more →
