A new collaborative course between the University of Stirling and NHS Health Boards in Scotland is improving support to young children across the country. More than 50 nurses and midwives formed the first cohort to start the Health Visiting Programme… read more →
Employers throughout Forth Valley are being asked to help staff quit smoking. They are being invited to attend an open event in Stirling to hear how helping their workforce to ditch tobacco can reduce sickness absence, and the time people… read more →
CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER – MEETING WILL BE RESCHEDULED Wed 28th Jan 2015 – St Francis Xaviers Church, 1 Hope St, Falkirk (7.00pm – 8.30pm) A series of community events are being held across Forth Valley to encourage… read more →
Forth Valley cancer patients who have lost their hair through chemotherapy are getting a helping hand from big hearted folk in the Grangemouth area. A Feel Good scheme has been set up to supply free recycled wigs together with mini-make… read more →
From the 12th of January 2015 a new Community Hub will be opening within Falkirk Community Hospital. Run by CVS Falkirk, the Community Hub will provide information on local voluntary organisations and the services they provide to benefit our community. … read more →
Local people across Forth Valley are being reminded that they should only attend the Emergency Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert if they have a serious illness or injury which requires urgent treatment. Anyone over the age of… read more →
New mums and babies from across Forth Valley joined in celebrations at Forth Valley Royal Hospital to mark the success of the women and children’s unit in retaining its UNICEF Baby Friendly Award. The Baby Friendly Initiative is a worldwide… read more →
Students and staff at Forth Valley College have donated generously to a Christmas Gift Appeal for the Children’s Ward at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The appeal was organised by the College’s Student Association who dropped the gifts off to the… read more →
A Fallin couple whose baby girl was stillborn at 38 weeks have raised more than £2,500 in total to help other parents who face similar heartbreak. Ian and Gayle McMeechan raised the funds in memory of their baby girl, Katie… read more →
NHS Forth Valley is gearing up to cope with extra demands over the festive season and is urging the public to make use of local GP, pharmacy and minor injuries services to avoid putting extra pressure on the Emergency Department… read more →
