A PROGRAMME of vaccination against COVID-19 is being readied in Dumfries and Galloway – following approval in the UK of a vaccine. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) has approved the use in the UK of the vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech. Plans are moving ahead for the first cohort of recipients, and no contact
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A total of 44 new, additional positive cases of COVID-19 were identified in Dumfries and Galloway in the week ending November 22. This marked a decrease from 74 in the previous week. Meanwhile, the number of new, associated close contacts who were advised to self-isolate also declined, down to 265 from 373 in the week
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A total of 73 new COVID-19 cases were identified in Dumfries and Galloway within the week ending 15th November. This was lower than the 98 additional cases in the previous week, but COVID-19 cases are continuing to appear across the region. The new cases resulted in 373 further close contacts being identified, and again this
11 November 2020 NHS Dumfries and Galloway are set to shine the spotlight on GP practices in Wigtownshire this month with a specially created virtual recruitment event. The event will take place on the 21st of November and is an invitation to prospective GPs interested in finding out more about working in the west of
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Today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that Dumfries and Galloway has been placed at Level 2 within the new, national five-level protection system aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus. The new scale runs from 0 to 4, with 0 having the least restrictions and 4 the most significant. Dumfries and Galloway Council and
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VISITING to inpatient wards at Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer has resumed from today. However, restrictions mean that each patient is limited to one named visitor during the course of their time in hospital. With specific exemptions, inpatient visiting was suspended on October 9 as work took place to address COVID-19 cases which had been
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20.10.2020 A United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Baby Friendly assessment, has found the Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership Teams in Dumfries and Galloway have met all of the criteria for continued Baby Friendly accreditation, and staff were commended for their work to maintain the standards established. The report states that; “It was clear to
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New cases of COVID-19 in Dumfries and Galloway more than doubled in the space of a week. There were 107 new cases confirmed in the week ending October 11, compared with 50 the week before.These 107 newly confirmed cases have resulted in 309 close contacts being identified and asked to self-isolate. This action helps to
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9 October 2020 A CONTINUING increase in the number of COVID-19 cases is being seen within Dumfries and Galloway, and this situation is being monitored very closely. As a result of this monitoring, a number of confirmed cases have been identified in Stranraer in recent days and several close contacts of these cases have been
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30 September 2020 Routine inpatient visiting has resumed at Galloway Community Hospital, but please note that restrictions continue to apply. Areas where people might be treated for COVID-19 are off-limits for visiting, unless in very specified circumstances. As a consequence, no visiting is taking place within Garrick. In respect of routine inpatient visiting, as before
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