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A new programme to vaccinate school-leavers and new university and college students against meningitis B has started well.   Since the campaign launched in June this year uptake of the vaccine has been good, according to a report delivered to the NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board on 10 August.   The meningitis B vaccine, offered […]

A LANDMARK document setting out the future direction of health services in Dumfries and Galloway has been approved by the NHS Board.   The Statement of Strategic Intent –  ‘Creating a New Future Together’ – establishes the vision, priorities and principles which will guide decision-making across NHS Dumfries and Galloway in the years ahead, helping

PATIENTS across the region are seeing improvements in access to care as NHS services continue to make progress against key performance measures.   New reports to NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s Board today highlighted encouraging progress across a number of areas, including emergency care, planned treatment and mental health services, while recognising the continued pressure facing

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has achieved savings targets and significantly reduced spending on agency staff, as it continues work to improve its financial position. A financial update presented to the Board this week highlighted progress in managing ongoing financial pressures, with the organisation delivering its full recurring savings target of £12.8 million during 2025/26. The

A SERVICE helping babies get the best start in life is among the successes highlighted in a new report on support for children, young people and families across Dumfries and Galloway. The Joint Annual Children’s Services Report, presented to NHS Dumfries and Galloway Board this week, highlighted progress across a range of services while also

Winter saw several successful vaccination programmes in Dumfries and Galloway, with uptake of vaccines against COVID-19, flu, RSV and many others ahead of the Scottish average.  This was one of the key areas of work highlighted in a report by the Chair of the NHS Public Health Committee which was brought to NHS Dumfries and

MORE people in Wigtownshire will now be able to access a GP-led walk-in clinic in Stranraer – following the expansion of a pilot service designed to improve access to primary care.  The walk-in clinic at Waverley Medical Centre is now available not only to patients registered with practices based at Waverley, but also to people visiting

NHS launches summer push to help D&G stop smoking NHS Dumfries and Galloway has begun its push to help patients – and staff – quit smoking for good this summer. Advice and support to stop smoking is available online and by phone through Dumfries and Galloway’s Quit Your Way (QYW) service, which offers free support and access to stop smoking medications

A new surgical robot has been used in its first operation at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary – and all it needs now is a name. The da Vinci Xi robot arrived at the hospital earlier this year, and after weeks of simulator training DGRI surgeons used it to assist in an operation last week.

Anew IT system will be in place in all GP practices across Dumfries and Gallowayby the end of September.    NHS Scotland’s Vision IT system is beingrolled out to GPs across the region this year, with 12 practices already usingthe new system, and the remaining 20 due to make the switch over the summer.