We are grateful to everyone across the region for continuing to follow the guidance to stay at home and for complying with social distancing measures when leaving the house for essential supplies, essential medical needs and for daily exercise. These measures have been successful in flattening the curve in Dumfries and Galloway and we need …
Today, Tuesday 5th May, is International Day of the Midwife and NHS Dumfries and Galloway is celebrating midwives and how they are bringing new life into the world. Gill Jess, Clinical Midwifery Manager, said: “Babies come when they are ready, so it really is one of the few parts of healthcare that you can’t delay. …
A painting of Captain Tom Moore was delivered to the entrance to DGRI this morning to help mark the NHS fund-raiser’s 100th birthday. A talented local artist captured Tom in his famous thumbs-up pose, accompanied by the message ‘NHS Thank You’ against a rainbow backdrop. Tom, from Bedfordshire, has raised almost £30 million for the …
A sum of over £1,000 has been donated by Queen of the South Football Club supporters to back the work of the local NHS. Mark Blount is a director of the Dumfries club, and he said: “Two of our most fervent supporters, Ross and Greig Corbett (shown in the photograph below), carried out virtual half …
NHS Dumfries and Galloway Chief Executive Jeff Ace said: “The virus has changed many aspects of our lives and, for a growing number of families in the region, it has brought the tragedy of bereavement. Its impact could, though, have been much worse in terms of the numbers of people hospitalised or requiring critical care, …
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s public website provides information, help and advice about mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. For most people this is sufficient to manage their mental health and wellbeing now and in the weeks and months ahead. This information can be accessed here: https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/mental-health-and-wellbeing-and-co…/ If you feel that you need further information, …
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A MEDICAL student in Dumfries and Galloway is receiving national attention for an app created to provide support to health and social care professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak. ScotGEM Yr2 Dumfries and Galloway medical student Cassandra Baiano and fellow student Ronald MacDonald have created a web app that allows NHS and social care staff to …
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A team at Galloway Community Hospital has been buoyed by recognition of the great patient care and experience they are delivering. At this very challenging time, the team at Dalrymple Ward have been informed that they have received a Silver Award from Care Assurance – becoming the first ward in acute and diagnostics across the …
A national decision was taken recently to suspend screening programmes because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The reasoning was that while there are risks to individuals through delayed diagnosis of conditions that these screening programmes would have picked up, these risks need to be weighed up in the context of the pressures on the NHS …
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A message from NHS Dumfries and Galloway Chief Executive Jeff Ace: “At the start of this week NHS Dumfries and Galloway very regrettably confirmed the first deaths within the region resulting from the coronavirus COVID-19. “Due to the small number of deaths, and the resulting potential for those people and their families to be identified, …
