Search intensifies for missing 19-year-old as mother pleads for his safe return Officers in Forth Valley are continuing to appeal for information to help in tracing missing man Cole Cooper The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2025
Demand for Falkirk GP services growing as doctors continue to leave general practice The board in charge of health and social care locally say 198 other health professionals are now supporting GPs Daily Record · Jul 4, 2023
NHS Forth Valley agency spend branded "eye-watering" as health chiefs make effort to cut down on costs The figures revealed the total bill was almost £27 million for 2022/23 - with the majority of this being used for nursing and midwifery agency and bank staff. Daily Record · Jun 15, 2023
NHS Forth Valley's agency staff spend set to be cut back Prudent NHS Forth Valley health chiefs are doubling down on the need to cut back on agency nurses as they aim to rein in their spending post-pandemic. The NHS Scotland nursing agency spend for 2023-24 is projected to be around £200million. Based on Daily Record · Jun 9, 2023
NHS Forth Valley faces £40 million funding squeeze - with bed cuts mooted The financial picture of the health board was revealed at a recent meeting. Daily Record · Mar 31, 2023
Falkirk fears over hospital redevelopment as NHS Forth Valley facing £40 million shortfall The board has been warned it could face an unprecedented financial challenge in three years, putting at risk a long-planned redevelopment of Falkirk Community Hospital. Daily Record · Mar 30, 2023
Forth Valley drug deaths toll reaches more than 50 in 2022 The Scottish Government data revealed the extent of the drug death problem across Scotland. Daily Record · Mar 17, 2023
NHS Forth Valley put improvement plan in place after ministers take oversight The changes were required after the health board was moved into Level Four of the performance framework after poor performance last year. Daily Record · Feb 8, 2023
Forth Valley Men's Shed shows off tools to tackle isolation amid funding concerns The Shed, which is available for anyone in the Forth Valley to become a member of, has been going since 2016. Daily Record · Jan 20, 2023
NHS spending £1m on A&E consultant suspended for over six years Dr Richard MacCallum – cleared in 2020 of sexual impropriety with patients – has been on full pay from NHS Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Daily Record · Jan 16, 2023
Mountain cinematographer helps raise funds for Forth Valley Scouts Dunblane's Keith Partridge received an International Emmy Award for his work on BBC’s flagship series ‘The Human Planet’. Daily Record · Jan 10, 2023
Police data shows fall in violent and sexual crimes as fraud cases rise Crimes of fraud and housebreakings have risen but violent and sexual crimes are falling - according to the latest police figures. The data from Police Scotland’s Q2 Management of Information report - which covers the period between April and Septemb Daily Record · Jan 4, 2023
Forth Valley A&E pre-Christmas waiting times revealed as worst in Scotland amid calls for action The latest PHS data showed that only 38 per cent of patients at accident and emergency were seen within four hours. Daily Record · Dec 29, 2022
Pair of Forth Valley nurses receive prestigious Queen's Nurse gong The nurses are selected for the prize from employer nomination and subsequent panel interviews. Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022
Daily Record · Dec 8, 2022 Health unions say Forth Valley Royal report vindicate staff concerns over hospital A pair of health unions representing NHS staff say the recent report into the state of the hospital have backed up long-held concerns raised by members for some time. The Healthcare Improvement Scotland report, published earlier this week, found som
Daily Record · Dec 2, 2022 MSP wants answers on Forth Valley Royal Hospital smoking breaches Mid Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP has written to health board chief on the matter.
Daily Record · Nov 30, 2022 NHS Forth Valley admit 'lack of data' on how over-stretched GPs impact hospital The board was recently placed in special measures by the Scottish Government over concerns about waiting times at the accident and emergency department.
Daily Record · Nov 11, 2022 Nurses in Forth Valley set to strike for first time in history over pay and conditions dispute The action was confirmed by the RCN this week - with ministers insisting there is no more money for additional rises.
Daily Record · Nov 11, 2022 MSP "upset" over plans to carve up Wee County Westminster constituency boundary Consultation on proposed Clackmannanshire and Forth Valley Westminster seat will run until early December.
Daily Record · Nov 8, 2022 Public urged to take part in consultation on plans for new disabled riding centre The charity behind plans for a new Riding for the Disabled facility in Stirling say they want to improve disability services more broadly within Forth Valley. And they are encouraging people to participate in their three-month consultation ahead of
Daily Record · Oct 12, 2022 Specialist community nurse appointed in blood test drive to combat Hepatitis C The fight against blood borne viruses (BBVs) is being stepped up in Forth Valley. A specialist community nurse has been appointed and increased outreach services introduced, including visits to Salvation Army premises and homeless units. The drive
Daily Record · Oct 11, 2022 Police figures show housebreaking and thefts on the rise in Forth Valley Levels of housebreaking have increased across Forth Valley, the latest figures have shown. Police Scotland last week released statistics covering April to June this year, which shows that the overall number of offences recorded in the division is 26
Daily Record · Sep 28, 2022 Scot waiting for kidney transplant urges people 'not to be frightened' about donating A Stirling man, who has been waiting several years for a kidney transplant has urged people not to be frightened about donating a kidney. Peter Donaldson, 51, who undergoes dialysis three times a week at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, took ill out of
Daily Record · Sep 23, 2022 Huge rise in NHS Forth Valley locum and agency costs as bill nears £20m The support from outside agencies has grown over recent years.
Daily Record · Sep 20, 2022 Forth Valley pain patients face six-month wait for treatment over backlog More than two-thirds of patients seen at chronic pain clinics in Forth Valley in the three months up to June had been waiting six months or more. The startling figures have been revealed in a new Public Health Scotland report charting the state of s