Staff at the region’s under pressure health board have been working extra hours in their free time due to concerns for patients facing long waiting times.
The revelation was made by an MSP on Holyrood’s health, social care and sport committee as they grilled NHS Forth Valley chief executive Cathie Cowan on a range of issues including staff culture, mental health services and turnover rates.
The meeting was part of the committee’s go-round with all of the chief executives of Scotland’s NHS boards – with Forth Valley facing scrutiny after being escalated to stage four of the Scottish Government’s national performance framework in November.
