NHS Forth Valley' s medical director says they are looking at how to reduce the amount of time that people are waiting for a prescription before they can leave hospital.
A meeting of Falkirk' s Integrated Joint Board - which oversees health and social care - heard that some patients are kept waiting in Forth Valley Royal Hospital until past midnight as they wait for a prescription to take home.
The IJB members heard that delayed discharge - which means patients are medically able to leave hospital but don't have a suitable place to go - remains very high across the health service locally.
