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 […]
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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.
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A BOLD new character is set to pop up across Dumfries and Galloway – and he’s on a mission to get people moving. DG Domore, a newly launched illustrated mascot, is the eye-catching face of a major push to tackle inactivity, with scenes showing him and a cast of characters running, cycling and getting involved
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A new IT system will be in place in all GP practices across Dumfries and Galloway by the end of September. NHS Scotland’s Vision IT system is being rolled out to GPs across the region this year, with 12 practices already using the new system, and the remaining 20 due to make the switch
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway is seeking comment on plans to open a new pharmacy to serve the Moffat area. Davidsons Chemists is considering an application for a pharmacy at 7 Well Street in Moffat. In line with their duty to consult on major service changes, NHS Dumfries and Galloway and Davidsons have begun a joint
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PATIENTS in Annan are set to benefit from improved access to services as the Community Treatment and Care (CTAC) service relocates to a central health campus. The service, which is currently delivered from Greencroft Medical Practice North, is moving to Annan Health Centre on the Annan Hospital site as part of the continued development of
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National cancer care charity Maggie’s has announced their planned support centre in Dumfries and Galloway, home of their founder Maggie Keswick Jencks, will be designed in collaboration between two exceptional designers. The charity, which marks 30 years of providing free expert cancer support this year, has named Roz Barr Architects and Lily Jencks Studio as
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Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary leads the nation in caring for hip fractures, and today the hospital scooped up a national award in recognition. The Public Health Scotland (PHS) annual Scottish Hip Fracture Audit tracks the treatment of hip fractures in hospitals across the country, looking at how often they occur, how well they are
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DECISIONS about NHS services in Dumfries and Galloway will increasingly be shaped through regional working across the west of Scotland. Senior clinicians have been advised that closer collaboration between health boards will play a growing role in how services are organised and sustained, particularly in areas facing workforce challenges, rising demand and financial pressure. Speaking
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