NHS Forth Valley
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NHS Forth Valley is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland
. It provides healthcare services in the Clackmannanshire
, Falkirk
and Stirling
area. NHS Forth Valley is headquartered in Castle Business Park, Stirling
.
will replace Falkirk, and, Stirling Infirmaries. NHS Forth Valley reported that this hospital had been granted royal status on 15 January 2010. Named Forth Valley Royal Hospital
, it has opened to its first patients in summer 2010 and the transfer of services is expected to finish in summer 2011.
, Falkirk
and Stirling
Outwith Falkirk
Within Stirling
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland is the publicly funded healthcare system of Scotland. Although they are separate bodies the organisational separation between NHS Scotland and the other three healthcare organisations each commonly called the National Health Service in the United Kingdom tends to be hidden from its...
. It provides healthcare services in the Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire, often abbreviated to Clacks is a local government council area in Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.As Scotland's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed 'The Wee County'....
, Falkirk
Falkirk (council area)
Falkirk is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. It borders onto North Lanarkshire to the south west, Stirling to the north west, West Lothian to the south east and, across the Firth of Forth to the north east, Fife and Clackmannanshire...
and Stirling
Stirling (council area)
Stirling is one of the 32 unitary local government council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about 87,000 . It was created under the Local Government etc Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirling district of the former Central local government region, and it covers most of the former...
area. NHS Forth Valley is headquartered in Castle Business Park, Stirling
Stirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
.
Hospitals
A new acute hospital built on the western fringes of LarbertLarbert
Larbert is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley above the River Carron which flows from the west. Larbert is 3 miles from the shoreline of the Firth of Forth and 2.5 miles northwest of Falkirk, the main town in the area...
will replace Falkirk, and, Stirling Infirmaries. NHS Forth Valley reported that this hospital had been granted royal status on 15 January 2010. Named Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, with its 860 inpatient beds, 25 wards, and 16 operating theatres, is Scotland's largest ever NHS construction project. Built at a cost of £300 million on the site of the old Royal Scottish National Hospital, it opened to its first patients...
, it has opened to its first patients in summer 2010 and the transfer of services is expected to finish in summer 2011.
Forth Valley
ClackmannanshireClackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire, often abbreviated to Clacks is a local government council area in Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.As Scotland's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed 'The Wee County'....
, Falkirk
Falkirk (council area)
Falkirk is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. It borders onto North Lanarkshire to the south west, Stirling to the north west, West Lothian to the south east and, across the Firth of Forth to the north east, Fife and Clackmannanshire...
and Stirling
Stirling (council area)
Stirling is one of the 32 unitary local government council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about 87,000 . It was created under the Local Government etc Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirling district of the former Central local government region, and it covers most of the former...
Outwith FalkirkFalkirkFalkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
- Bellsdyke Hospital, LarbertLarbertLarbert is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley above the River Carron which flows from the west. Larbert is 3 miles from the shoreline of the Firth of Forth and 2.5 miles northwest of Falkirk, the main town in the area...
- Bo'ness Hospital
- Bonnybridge Hospital
- Forth Valley Royal HospitalForth Valley Royal HospitalForth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, with its 860 inpatient beds, 25 wards, and 16 operating theatres, is Scotland's largest ever NHS construction project. Built at a cost of £300 million on the site of the old Royal Scottish National Hospital, it opened to its first patients...
, LarbertLarbertLarbert is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley above the River Carron which flows from the west. Larbert is 3 miles from the shoreline of the Firth of Forth and 2.5 miles northwest of Falkirk, the main town in the area...
Within StirlingStirlingStirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
- Kildean Hospital
- Orchard House Day Hospital
- Stirling Community Hospital