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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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’.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Huge rise in NHS Forth Valley locum and agency costs as bill nears £20m

The support from outside agencies has grown over recent years.

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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

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Senior Falkirk doctor says hospital staff facing 'a perfect storm of pressures'

Patients are leaving Forth Valley Royal Hospital without follow up notes too often but staff are "trying to do the absolute best they can"

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