VISITING for inpatient wards at Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer is being suspended temporarily with effect from today. As work takes place to investigate and address COVID-19 cases which have been confirmed recently in the west of the region, a decision has been taken to temporarily suspend visiting at the hospital – with specific exemptions. …
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Several members of the Glenluce Surgery team are currently self isolating. As staff have been using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in all contacts with patients, we do not believe that anyone who has visited the surgery is currently at greater risk of contracting a COVID-19 infection. The practice remains open but will operate with limited …
A major push is now underway for every eligible person in Dumfries and Galloway to protect themselves and their communities against flu this winter. With COVID-19 around, this year’s immunisation programme is more important than ever. Plans are well advanced to deliver the immunisation campaign which runs from September 28 to December 31 2020. Everyone …
11.09.20 Here’s a short film of Valerie White, NHS D&G’s interim director of public health explaining that COVID-19 still poses a threat to our region, and providing an update on a small cluster of cases in Dumfries. #SupportDG https://youtu.be/cqOYFjSSMTA 10.09.20 NHS Dumfries and Galloway can confirm that they are currently investigating a cluster of COVID-19 …
Since schools went back recently there has been a sharp spike in COVID-19 testing requests, particularly from parents concerned for their children. This is naturally understandable, but it is important that testing is undertaken only when it is appropriate to do so. In Dumfries and Galloway we are fortunate that the current prevalence of COVID-19 …
COVID-19 has presented unique healthcare challenges – but represents a very real challenge to vulnerable groups such as those who have drug and alcohol problems. It is estimated that over half of the 60,000 or so people with drug problems in Scotland are over the age of 35 and have multiple co-morbidities, including COPD, …
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An organisation increasingly busy with non-COVID activity was reflected in reports to the Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board on Monday. However, while departments are occupied with services not directly linked with the coronavirus, the constant risk posed by the coronavirus and its impact on how services are able to operate was a recurring theme. Chief …
Coronavirus testing FOR EVERYONE in Dumfries and Galloway Testing is available for all members of our community with coronavirus symptoms who are aged 5 years or older, through the Mobile Testing Unit (MTU) that moves around Dumfries and Galloway on a daily basis. To find out the latest details on testing dates and locations, visit …
ANYONE in Scotland diagnosed with COVID-19 or experiencing symptoms will now have to self-isolate for ten days – an increase from seven. The announcement has been made by UK’s four Chief Medical Officers, noting evidence that people with COVID-19 have a ‘low but real possibility’ of infectiousness between seven and nine days after the onset …
VERY limited patient visiting is in place at hospitals within Dumfries and Galloway. In order to protect patients, visitors, staff and communities from the dangers of COVID-19, many restrictions apply for those people who will be visiting a hospital inpatient. This includes each patient having only one named visitor for the duration of their stay …
