General Medical Services Review

Building a New Future Together

The 2025 General Medical Services review

Email dg.shapingthefutureofgms@nhs.scot to register for a workshop – see below for dates.

General Medical Services in Dumfries and Galloway have reached a critical moment. Challenges such as GP recruitment and retention, increased workload, and changing patient needs have made it essential to reassess how General Medical Services are planned and delivered. Our goal is to ensure these services are sustainable, fit for the future, and capable of addressing population health needs and inequalities.

The General Medical Services Review was launched in December 2024. It began with a five-month programme of engagement, reaching out to GPs and practice teams, other stakeholders such as community health teams and policymakers, and the wider public.

Click here to read the original paper setting out the background to the review, presented to the Integration Joint Board of Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership in December 2024.

And click here to read the update on the Review which the Board received at its meeting in June 2025, including the results of the first phase of engagement.

 These workshops will bring together general practitioners, practice teams, wider stakeholders, community representatives and lived experience voices. Anyone interested in attending should email dg.shapingthefutureofgms@nhs.scot to register – times and locations will be provided on registration.

Please note that, to take part in a workshop, you will need to be present for the entire workshop – these are not drop-in sessions.

Workshops for the general public

By autumn 2025, the workshops will have produced a shared vision for the future of General Medical Services, which will go to the IJB for discussion. By March 2026, we will have developed a detailed implementation plan for the Board’s approval.