ACTION is being taken to ensure the most strategic and effective use of medicinesacross Dumfries and Galloway, helping to protect local NHS services at a time ofmajor financial pressure.As part of these moves, patients will be encouraged to purchase over-the-counterparacetamol, rather than rely on NHS prescriptions.Director of Pharmacy Nikki Holmes said: “Along with health boards
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A SECOND CT scanner is to be introduced at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary – helping to ensure faster testing and shorter waiting lists. The arrival of a second scanner this July is being described as a major boost for diagnostic treatment in the region, and comes at minimal cost to NHS Dumfries and Galloway
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NHS DUMFRIES and Galloway’s Board has reviewed a Draft Annual Delivery Plan (ADP) for 2025/26, setting out priorities aimed at improving healthcare services, enhancing accessibility, and ensuring long-term sustainability. At the same time, the Board has formally endorsed the Scottish Government’s NHS Renewal programme. It calls on Boards to work differently – with much greater
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SIGNIFICANT strides towards greater workplace fairness are being taken by NHS Dumfries and Galloway, with the unveiling of two new reports. The 2025 Equality and Diversity Mainstreaming and Equality Outcomes Report andthe Equal Pay Statement presented to Board members today demonstrate how the Board is working to ensure fair pay, equal opportunities, and inclusive practices,
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A STRATEGY has been agreed to battle the major financial deficit faced by NHS Dumfries and Galloway – and with the public asked to play a key role. Facing a £33.6 million shortfall in the new financial year, the Board today agreed decisive, fast-tracked savings measures alongside transformation aimed at longer-term efficiencies. However, even with
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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
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AN ALERT has been raised over rapid drug overdoses in the region where heroin may have been contaminated with other substances. Although not yet been confirmed by testing locally, these ‘sudden collapse’ overdoses where the overdose has occurred immediately upon injection come amid similar cases elsewhere in Scotland. In those other cases, tests have also
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A COMMITMENT to recruitment and the upskilling of staff has brought about positive changes at Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer. Over the past 12 months there has been a push to strengthen staff numbers and a greater emphasis on developing roles within departments. More Rural Hospital Doctors have been recruited into substantive posts and a new
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Scotland’s Interim Chief Nursing Officer commended the positive, confident and pro-active approach of NHS Dumfries and Galloway nurses during a visit to the region. Anne Armstrong engaged with nursing staff, students, and senior leaders across the region when she visited, gaining firsthand insights into the unique challenges and innovations shaping local healthcare delivery. NHS Dumfries
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MEDICINES waste in Dumfries and Galloway is costing more than £1 million each year and harming the environment, but local NHS leaders are taking steps to tackle the issue. At a workshop, healthcare professionals from across the region gathered to confront the problem head-on. Experts painted a stark picture of the damage caused by unused
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