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May 2008 |
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Man and Boy One of NHS Forth Valley's longest serving employees Willie Shearer has retired after more than 45 years! |
April 2008 |
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Encouraging Response to Bowel Screening There has been a good response to the bowel screening programme which began four months ago in Forth Valley. |
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Water Babies Women in Forth Valley will soon be able to have the choice to labour and/or birth in water, thanks to a birthing pool which is currently being installed in the labour suite at Stirling Royal Infirmary. |
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Grangemouth Industrial Dispute - Current Position Statement from Central Scotland SCG Friday 25th April (  - 16.3k) |
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Grangemouth Industrial Dispute - Current Position Statement from Central Scotland SCG |
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X-Ray Vision Major changes are being made to the way X Rays are handled and viewed in NHS Forth Valley. |
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Congratulations to Health Promoting Schools A former member of the Scottish Freestyle Ski Team, Andy McKechnie is to congratulate children and teenagers in the Falkirk area for achieving health promoting status for their schools and nurseries. |
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Further Progress with Clacks Health Facility Clackmannanshire's new community health facility will move a step closer to completion with a special ceremony on Friday April 11th 2008. |
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New Opportunities for Helping Hands New opportunities have become available for volunteers in Forth Valley's two acute hospitals. |
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New Services Planned by Community Pharmacists Two new services which could prevent people being admitted to hospital are soon to be offered by |
April 2008 |
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Have a Say in Local Health Services Hundreds of people in Forth Valley have signed up to a scheme to have a bigger say in their health service. |
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Going Over A major drive is taking place to alert people to the signs of overdose which could mean some lives being saved if the danger signals are recognised.
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National No Smoking Day Stop smoking and you could afford to buy a car! That's the message for this year's No Smoking Day on Wednesday March l2th which is challenging smokers to give up cigarettes for a week. |
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Innovations in Hand Hygiene An automated voice messaging unit, gently reminding people to wash their hands, has been so successful at Stirling Royal Infirmary that extra supplies of hand gel had to be ordered. |
February 2008 |
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Breast Feeding Appeal |
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Bed Wetting |
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Out of the Blue |
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Big Investment for NHS Dentistry Tuesday 19 February ( - 28k)Another 2,000 people in the Grangemouth and surrounding area have been able to register with an NHS dentist thanks to a £1 million refurbishment of a dental practice in Grangemouth. |
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Winter Vomiting Virus in Forth Valley Tuesday 12 February ( - 20k) |
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Good Service For Out Patients Friday 8 February ( - 26k) |
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Clackmannanshire Health Fair Friday 8 February ( - 27k) |
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Paddling For Cash Friday 1 February ( - 20k) |
January 2008 |
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Improving Arthritis Care In Forth Valley Monday 28 January 2008 ( - 27k) |
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Something to Smile About ( - 36k)Wednesday 23 January 2008 Bus passengers in Forth received free toothpaste and toothbrushes to mark the start of the latest campaign to improve oral health. |
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Inspection Findings on Services for Older People (
- 48k) Friday 18 January 2008 Inspection of social work services for older people in Forth Valley has found that service users are pleased with the health and social work services they receive. |
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Inspection Findings on Services for Older People Clackmannanshire ( - 48k)Friday 18 January 2008 Inspection of social work services for older people in Forth Valley has found that service users are pleased with the health and social work services they receive. |
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Inspection Findings on Services for Older People Falkirk ( - 48k)Friday 18 January 2008 Inspection of social work services for older people in Forth Valley has found that service users are pleased with the health and social work services they receive. |
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Inspection Findings on Services for Older People Stirling ( - 48k)Friday 18 January 2008 Inspection of social work services for older people in Forth Valley has found that service users are pleased with the health and social work services they receive. |
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Please Be Patient (
- 36k) Friday 18 January 2008 New stammering support group being set up in Forth Valley. |
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Sound Advice (
Automated voice messaging system will give Forth Valley staff and visitors a gentle reminder to wash their hands. |
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Child Protection Forth Valley (
- 35k) Tuesday 15 January 2008 Feel Think Do programme developed to protect children from sexual abuse is extended to all schools across Forth Valley. |
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Child Protection Falkirk (
- 33k) Tuesday 15 January 2008 Feel Think Do programme developed to protect children from sexual abuse is extended to all schools across Forth Valley. |
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Child Protection Clackmannanshire ( - 33k)Monday 14 January 2008 Feel Think Do programme developed to protect children from sexual abuse is extended to all schools across Forth Valley. |
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Child Protection Stirling (
- 33k) Monday 14 January 2008 Feel Think Do programme developed to protect children from sexual abuse is extended to all schools across Forth Valley. |
December 2007 |
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New Waiting Times (
- 32k) Monday 31 December 2007 The waiting time system is designed to ensure that all patients are treated fairly and that waiting times are kept as short as possible. |
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Forth Valley Tops Hand Hygiene League ( - 36k)Thursday 27 December 2007 Staff in NHS Forth Valley have the cleanest hands in Scotland, according to a report commissioned by the Scottish Government. |
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Line Dancer Saves Day (
- 28k) Monday 24 December 2007 A kind-hearted line dancer has donated £500 to help the fight against breast cancer. |
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Food For Life (
- 28k) Monday 17 December 2007 An improved diet is on the menu thanks to a special training course designed to encourage Scots to eat more healthily. |
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Fairytale Cottage (
- 28k) Monday 17 December 2007 Gingerbread house raises money for the Cystic Fibrosis Unit at Stirling Royal Infirmary. |
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Bowel Screening (
- 44k) Monday 10 December 2007 The National Bowel Screening Programme begins in Forth Valley. |
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Orchard House (
- 28k) Tuesday 4 December 2007 After careful consideration, Forth Valley NHS Board have decided not to proceed with the current proposals for the development of Orchard House. |
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Health Positives (
- 31k) Monday 3 December 2007 Public Health Annual Report 2006-07 shows a drive to try to narrow the health divide between rich and poor in Forth Valley is starting to pay off. |
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Beat Winter Bugs(
- 30k) Monday 3 December 2007 NHS Forth Valley is gearing up its preparations to help people deal with the pressures the service will face during the winter months. |
November 2007 |
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Curry out for Asian Women (
- 33k) Monday 19 November 2007 A weight management programme is being facilitated for Asian women designed to reduce the amount of fat and salt in their food. |
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First for Forth Valley Heart Team (
- 32k) Monday 12 November 2007 The cardiac rehabilitation team in NHS Forth Valley have picked up a top award in the Scottish Health Awards for the second time. |
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Forth Valley Cancer Survey (
- 32k) Monday 12 November 2007 Six hundred cancer patients in NHS Forth Valley are to be asked about their need for emotional support during their illness. |
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Full Business Case (
 - 44k)Friday 9 November 2007 The latest document relating to the building of the new acute hospital at Larbert is published. |
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Celebration to Lay Foundation of New Hospital (
- 36k) Thursday 1 November 2007 The foundations of the new £300 million acute hospital for Forth Valley will be officially laid on November 2nd by NHS Forth Valley chairman Ian Mullen OBE. |
October 2007 |
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Exercise to a Healthier Heart (
- 26k) Monday 29 October 2007 Exercise classes for people with heart failure have now started in NHS Forth Valley. |
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Just What a Pharmacist Ordered in the Falkirk Area ( - 26k)Monday 29 October 2007 Almost 19,000 people in the Falkirk, Grangemouth and Boness area have signed up so far to a new service provided by community pharmacists to deal with minor ailments. |
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Just What a Pharmacist Ordered in the Stirling Area ( - 26k)Monday 29 October 2007 Nearly 14,000 people in the Stirling area have signed up so far to a new service provided by community pharmacists to deal with minor ailments. |
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Just What a Pharmacist Ordered in the Clackmannan Area |
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Good News on Cancer Services (
- 26k) Wednesday 24 October 2007 NHS Forth Valley achieved 100% of its targets for cancer waiting times in the last three months according to internal figures announced at the NHS Forth Valley's annual review. |
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Audiology (
- 33k) Tuesday 23 October 2007 Audiology services in Forth Valley are the best in Scotland, according to an independent national audit by the MRC Hearing and Communication Group at the University of Manchester |
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You Tube (
- 33k) Monday 22 October 2007 Young people and their parents are being warned about the dangers of binge drinking, through a bus advertising campaign across the whole of Forth Valley. |
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Limber Up To Reduce Falls (
- 28k) Monday 15 October 2007 GP,s in the Falkirk, Grangemouth and Boness area are being asked to pass elderly patients fit for a new exercise programme designed to reduce falls. |
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European Accolade (
- 26k) Monday 15 October 2007 Catherine Mondoa, Nurse Consultant at Stirling Royal Infirmary has become a Nurse Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology. |
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Flu Jabs (
- 27k) Friday 5 October 2007 The annual flu immunisation programme has started in Forth Valley. |
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A Helping Hand with Mental Health ( - 38k)Monday 1 October 2007 Help is being offered to the Polish community in Clackmannanshire, to raise awareness of mental health services. |
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FV Stroke Services Aim For Major Shake Up ( - 33k)Monday 1 October 2007 Doctors in Forth Valley are to explore how they can best introduce a clot-busting service for patients with stroke |
September 2007 |
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New Airth Health Clinic (
- 24k) Tuesday 18 September 2007 A new £1m health clinic is to open in Airth on September l8th 2007 at 2.00pm, providing accommodation for local GP services and community police. |
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Make a Fresh Start (
- 28k) Friday 7 September 2007 Smokers who want to quit are being helped to make a fresh start, with the opening on September 20th 2007 of a new drop-in clinic in central Stirling. |
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Shop For a Healthier Stirling (
- 32k) Friday 7 September 2007 Around one quarter of a million shoppers in Stirling are to get the chance to feel better and fitter thanks to a week-long health fair in the Thistle Centre. |
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Waiting Times Changes (
- 24k) Friday 7 September 2007 The way that waiting times are counted for appointments and admissions to hospitals in Forth Valley is set to change. |
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Renal Unit Opening (
- 28k) Monday 3 September 2007 The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Well Being, Nicola Sturgeon, officially opened the new Forth Valley renal dialysis unit. |
August 2007 |
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Mental Health Recovery (
- 24k) Friday 31 August 2007 New ways to help people with mental health problems to recover are being piloted by NHS Forth Valley. |
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Big Increase in Day Surgery (
- 28k) Friday 31 August 2007 Advances in technology such as keyhole surgery, together with new ways of working, has lead to a big increase in day case rates in Forth Valley, rather than an overnight stay in hospital |
July 2007 |
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Volunteers Needed for Service With a Smile ( - 24k)Monday 30 July 2007 An appeal is being launched for more volunteers to dispense tea and chat to patients in Forth Valleys two acute hospitals. |
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West of Scotland (
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Work starts on new community hospital |
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Tune In To Better Hearing (
A pioneering scheme to help patients adjust to newly-fitted hearing aids is being piloted at the Forth Valley Sensory Centre. |
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Flu Jab Uptake (
More than 78% of over 65s in Forth Valley were protected against flu last year, according to figures just published.
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Get Cooking (
Prisoners at Polmont Young Offenders Institution are being encouraged to Get Cooking ahead of their release. They are learning how to budget and prepare low-cost nutritional food, such as pasta, curries and rice-based dishes, to help them cope more easily when they return to the community. |
June 2007 |
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Ear To Ear (
A specialist hearing service in NHS Forth Valley has set up a twinning agreement with a hospital in Wales which is recognised as a centre of excellence for audiology. |
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Colour Me Healthy (
Wax crayons, felt tip pens, poster paints - just some of the colourful mediums used by children in Forth Valley who are the winners of a poster competition to create healthy messages. |
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Dental Drop-ins (
Dental services in NHS Forth Valley are working with The Salvation Army to provide dental drop-ins for homeless and vulnerable people.
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Pick Your Own Fruit (
Pick your own fruit is taking on a whole new meaning for children visiting the outpatients departments at Forth Valley's two acute hospitals. |
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Log On To Sign Language (
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Beat the Bugs (
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Cancer Services Approved For Next Five Years (
Cancer waiting times in Forth Valley are showing a big improvement. Most patients are now diagnosed and starting treatment within the national target of 62 days and for the 85% of people referred who are found not to have cancer, reassurance is given more swiftly. |
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Switched On To Saving Energy (
Big successes have been reported in cutting energy bills in NHS Forth Valley. Around £50,000 has been saved over the past 18 months and more schemes to reduce costs and cut carbon emissions are already in the pipeline. |
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