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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

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.

Pharmacies will be closed on Thursday 25th December 2025. There is a pharmacy rota for Friday 26th December 2025, Thursday 1st January 2026 and Friday 2nd January 2026. Find your nearest open pharmacy in the lists below. Area Date Pharmacy Address Phone Opening Hours Wigtownshire 26-Dec-2025 Whithorn Pharmacy 67-69 St John Street, Whithorn DG8 8PD

Why should you consider being an NHS Chair? Chair roles are not for the faint of heart, they are challenging but can also be one of the most fulfilling roles you will undertake.  Joining an NHS Scotland Health Board as a Chair is a fantastic opportunity to affect change, to help set future direction and

NHS DUMFRIES and Galloway Chairman Nick Morris is to step down from his role in July. Mr Morris took on the post in January 2019, bringing with him 33 years’ of experience in health and social care – including ten as Executive Director of a large Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust. Speaking as