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People across Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Forth Valley are being asked to keep an eye on vulnerable adults and report any concerns.

Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.NHS Forth Valley say that health and care workers across the board are doing “everything possible to meet demand”.To address the pressures, a new strategic structure has been established, led by Ms Cowan, bringing together senior clinical and service leads from across local health and social care services.Decisions and additional investment to date has included:Annemargaret Black said said: “We have been undertaking extensive work to maximise our available health and social care capacity to help manage increasing demand and respond to a rising number of patients with complex needs across Clackmannanshire and Stirling.“This includes supporting people to be at home...and opening

Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.While the 12-bed care home was mostly used latterly as a respite centre, it had not initially been intended for that purpose and at one point had just one full-time resident.Last week IJB chairperson, Clackmannanshire councillor Les Sharp, said: “Declaring Strathendrick surplus to requirements was certainly not a decision taken lightly, but the report clearly outlined its continued current use didn’t match with the desires or needs of the community.”IJB Chief Officer, Annemargaret Black, said: “This obviously represents a period of change for the community but the shift towards more flexible and person-centred short break care, rather than the one-size fits all approach to respite